ArticleSports medicine international open2018
A 9-Week Nordic and Free Walking Improve Postural Balance in Parkinson's Disease.
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- The effects of Nordic walking on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Instrumental balance assessment in Parkinson's disease and parkinsonism. A systematic review with critical appraisal of clinical applications and quality of reporting.Frontiers in neurology · 2025Pooled it
- The impact of aerobic exercise dose based on ACSM recommendations on patients with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2024Pooled it
- Effects of Nordic walking training on quality of life, balance and functional mobility in elderly: A randomized clinical trial.PloS one · 2019Trial
- Nordic walking and arm swing asymmetry in people with Parkinson's disease: protocol for a randomised clinical trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Exercise Made Accessible: the Merits of Community-Based Programs for Persons with Parkinson's Disease.Current neurology and neuroscience reports · 2023Review
- Samba, deep water, and poles: a framework for exercise prescription in Parkinson's disease.Sport sciences for health · 2022Review
- Effects of nordic walking exercise on gait, motor/non-motor symptoms, and serum brain-derived neurotrophic factor in individuals with Parkinson's disease.Frontiers in rehabilitation sciences · 2022Article
- The Proper Diet and Regular Physical Activity Slow Down the Development of Parkinson Disease.Aging and disease · 2021Review
- The Effect of Nordic Walking Training with Poles with an Integrated Resistance Shock Absorber on the Body Balance of Women over the Age of 60.Healthcare (Basel, Switzerland) · 2021Article
- Nordic Walking and Free Walking Improve the Quality of Life, Cognitive Function, and Depressive Symptoms in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease: A Randomized Clinical Trial.Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology · 2020Article
- Effectiveness of 6-Week Nordic Walking Training on Functional Performance, Gait Quality, and Quality of Life in Parkinson's Disease.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2020Article
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- A physical therapy decision-making tool for stratifying persons with Parkinson's disease into community exercise classes.Neurodegenerative disease management · 2019Article
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Abstract
Aerobic training has a neuroprotective effect in people with Parkinson's disease. Recent evidence indicates that Nordic walking seems a promising alternative due to positive outcomes in functional mobility. However, the effects of Nordic walking compared to free walking on static and functional balance parameters are still unknown. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of nine weeks of Nordic and free walking training on static and functional balance. The sample size was 33 individuals with eight dropouts, leaving 25 individuals in the final sample (Nordic Walking, n=14, Free Walking, n=11). The participants underwent two evaluations in the present randomized clinical trial, pre- and post-training, to determine average velocity and root-mean-square values from center of pressure with eyes open and eyes closed. The functional balance showed approximately 5% improvement for the two groups (
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