ArticleJournal of the neurological sciences2019
Mobility improves after high intensity aerobic exercise in individuals with Parkinson's disease.
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- Effects of boxing exercise in people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Effects of rebound exercises on balance and mobility of people with neurological disorders: A systematic review.PloS one · 2023Pooled it
- Interventions for preventing falls in Parkinson's disease.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2022Pooled it
- Wearable Solutions for Patients with Parkinson's Disease and Neurocognitive Disorder: A Systematic Review.Sensors (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Pooled it
- Home Training for Cerebellar Ataxias: A Randomized Clinical Trial.JAMA neurology · 2025Trial
- Use of a Home-Based, Commercial Exercise Platform to Remotely Monitor Aerobic Exercise Adherence and Intensity in People With Parkinson Disease.Physical therapy · 2024Trial
- Effect of Aerobic Exercise on Cardiopulmonary Responses and Predictors of Change in Individuals With Parkinson's Disease.Archives of physical medicine and rehabilitation · 2021Trial
- Implementation of high-cadence cycling for Parkinson's disease in the community setting: A pragmatic feasibility study.Brain and behavior · 2021Trial
- High intensity aerobic exercise improves information processing and motor performance in individuals with Parkinson's disease.Experimental brain research · 2021Trial
- Protocol of a randomized, single-blind, controlled trial of an 18-month, home-based, high-intensity, exercise intervention in older, cognitively unimpairedFrontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Article
- Parkinson's Critical Heart Rate Test: Applying the Critical Power Model for People with Parkinson's Disease.Journal of human kinetics · 2024Article
- Community-based high-intensity cycling improves disease symptoms in individuals with Parkinson's disease: A six-month pragmatic observational study.Health & social care in the community · 2022Observational
- Influence of aerobic exercise training on mice gut microbiota in Parkinson's disease.Turkish journal of biology = Turk biyoloji dergisi · 2022Article
- Perceived exercise habits of individuals with Parkinson's disease living in the community.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2022Article
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- Use of a Smartphone to Gather Parkinson's Disease Neurological Vital Signs during the COVID-19 Pandemic.Parkinson's disease · 2021Article
- Aerobic Exercise and Healthy Nutrition as Neuroprotective Agents for Brain Health in Patients with Parkinson's Disease: A Critical Review of the Literature.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020Review
- High-Intensity Interval Cycle Ergometer Training in Parkinson's Disease: Protocol for Identifying Individual Response Patterns Using a Single-Subject Research Design.Frontiers in neurology · 2020Article
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Abstract
Emerging literature indicates aerobic exercise improves the motor symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease (PD). However, the impact of aerobic exercise on functional locomotor performance has not been evaluated systematically. The aim of this project was to determine the impact of an 8-week high intensity aerobic exercise intervention on Timed Up and Go (TUG) performance in PD. Fifty-nine participants with idiopathic PD completed 24 aerobic exercise sessions over 8 weeks. Two modes of exercise were utilized: forced (FE) and voluntary (VE). A mobile application was used to gather biomechanical data for the characterization of the TUG subtasks: Sit-Stand, Gait, Turning, and Stand-Sit. Participants were assessed in an off medication state at: 1) baseline, prior to any exercise intervention, and 2) after completion of exercise treatment. At baseline, the VE group completed the TUG in 9.41 s, while the FE group completed the TUG significantly faster in 8.0 s. Following the exercise intervention, the VE group decreased TUG time to 8.9 s (p < .01). Both exercise groups demonstrated significant improvements in Turning Velocity, time of Gait phase and Stand-Sit duration. Overall mobility in participants with PD was significantly improved after high intensity aerobic exercise training. Improvements in turning and gait speed, and in Stand-Sit times indicate exercise is effective in improving functional aspects of mobility that are often associated with falls and quality of life measures. These results support the use of high intensity aerobic exercise for improvements in functional lower extremity performance in a PD population.
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