ArticleJournal of functional morphology and kinesiology2020
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.
Article in Journal of functional morphology and kinesiology, 2020. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. It is linked to trial NCT05385731 (MUSCLE - Nordic and Free Walking in People With Multiple Sclerosis), which is not on this map. Cited by 12 papers, 6 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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MUSCLE - Nordic and Free Walking in People With Multiple Sclerosis: Clinical-functional, Motor Control, and Gait Analysis Findings: a Randomized Controlled Multicentre Clinical Trials
Who cites it
12 citing papers in PubMed, 6 syntheses or guidelines pooled it.
- Effects of Nordic Walking in people with respiratory diseases: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Journal of rehabilitation medicine · 2025Pooled it
- The effects of Nordic walking on cognitive function in older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 2025Pooled it
- Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2024Pooled it
- The relationship between physical function and psychological symptoms in Parkinson's disease: A systematic review and meta-regression analysis.CNS neuroscience & therapeutics · 2024Pooled 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
- Physical exercise for people with Parkinson's disease: a systematic review and network meta-analysis.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2023Pooled it
- Social and demographic determinants of Nordic Walking practice models.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Effects of a treadmill and oculomotor dual-task intervention vs. -nordic walking on balance in Parkinson's disease patients - a pilot study.Clinical parkinsonism & related disorders · 2025Article
- Nordic walking and arm swing asymmetry in people with Parkinson's disease: protocol for a randomised clinical trial.BMJ open sport & exercise medicine · 2024Article
- Values associated with Nordic Walking: An international cross-sectional survey among individuals practicing walking with poles.PloS one · 2024Article
- 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
- Samba, deep water, and poles: a framework for exercise prescription in Parkinson's disease.Sport sciences for health · 2022Review
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Abstract
Nordic walking's (NW) degree of effectiveness regarding health-related parameters in people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) is a subject of debate. While NW seems to improve functionality, a clear non-motor benefit has not been demonstrated. The aim of this randomized controlled trial was to compare the effects of 9-week NW and free walking (FW) training programs on quality of life, cognitive function, and depressive symptoms in individuals with PD. Thirty-three people with PD, (Hoehn and Yahr 1-4) were randomized into two groups: NW (
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