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SynthesisComputational and mathematical methods in medicine2022

Physical Therapy for at Least 6 Months Improves Motor Symptoms in Parkinson's Patients: A Meta-Analysis.

Xiaotian Ji, Danian Lu, Qinglan Yang, Linting Xiao, Jing Wang, Gaiqing Wang

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Synthesis in Computational and mathematical methods in medicine, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

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1 citing paper in PubMed, 6 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Xiaotian JiDepartment of Neurology, Sanya People's Hospital, West China (Sanya) Hospital, Sichuan University, Sanya 572000, China.
Danian LuDepartment of Neurology, Sanya People's Hospital, West China (Sanya) Hospital, Sichuan University, Sanya 572000, China.
Qinglan YangDepartment of Neurology, Sanya Central Hospital (Hainan Third People's Hospital), Sanya 572000, China.
Linting XiaoDepartment of Neurology, Sanya People's Hospital, West China (Sanya) Hospital, Sichuan University, Sanya 572000, China.
Jing WangDepartment of Neurology, Sanya Central Hospital (Hainan Third People's Hospital), Sanya 572000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6118-3590
Gaiqing WangDepartment of Neurology, Sanya Central Hospital (Hainan Third People's Hospital), Sanya 572000, China.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8471-5200
Sanya Central Hospital · CNSichuan University · CN

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objective: Long-term physical therapy helps to improve the motor symptoms of patients with Parkinson's disease, but the effectiveness is not clear. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the effect of long-term physical therapy on improving motor symptoms or daily activities in Parkinson's patients with drug use or discontinuation, as well as its impact on drug treatment dose. A subgroup analysis was conducted on different treatment methods to determine the most effective treatment method. Methods: The researchers independently searched databases, including PubMed, Medline, Embase, Ovid, Cochrane Library, and ISI Web of science. The search deadline was June 2022. A randomized controlled trial was conducted on Parkinson's disease patients with HY stages 1-3 who received continuous physical therapy for 6 months or more. Systematic evaluation and meta-analysis were carried out by using common clinical evaluation indicators, namely, MDS-UPDRS exercise score, daily activity (ADL) score, or LED dose. The quality of the literature was assessed using the modified Jadad scale of Cochrane's bias risk tool. Results: A total of 523 Parkinson's disease patients with HY stages of 1-3 were included in the study. The results showed that long-term physical therapy could improve patients' motor symptoms with combined antiparkinsonian drugs ( Conclusion: The results of this study indicated that physical therapy for at least 6 months or longer for patients with mild to moderate Parkinson's HY could effectively improve the motor symptoms of Parkinson's patients, whether or not combined with antiparkinson drugs. Meanwhile, long-term physical therapy reduced the LED dose of patients treated with drugs compared with patients in the control group who received short-term physical therapy, other types of intervention group, or no treatment.

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Parkinson DiseaseActivities of Daily LivingAntiparkinson AgentsHumansPhysical Therapy ModalitiesRandomized Controlled Trials as TopicTreatment OutcomeAntiparkinson Agents

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PMID35959355
PMCPMC9357765
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