Effects of Nordic walking on Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review of randomized clinical trials

Autor: Franciele Cascaes da Silva, Rodrigo da Rosa Iop, Beatriz Angélica Valdivia Arancibia, Elizandra Gonçalves Ferreira, Salma Stéphany Soleman Hernandez, Rudney da Silva
Jazyk: English<br />Spanish; Castilian<br />Portuguese
Rok vydání: 2016
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Zdroj: Fisioterapia e Pesquisa, Vol 23, Iss 4, Pp 439-447 (2016)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2316-9117
1809-2950
DOI: 10.1590/1809-2950/15861023042016
Popis: ABSTRACT Several exercise modalities improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Among the variety of physical exercises, Nordic walking has been used. The aim of this study was to summarize scientific literature on effects of Nordic walking on patients with PD by a systematic review of randomized clinical trials. The following electronic databases were selected: MEDLINE by Pubmed, Cochrane, PEDro, SCOPUS and Web of Science and articles identified by manual search, without restriction of date and language. The reviewers evaluated the articles and selected studies according to the eligibility criteria. The following data were extracted from the selected studies: publication identification, participants’ characteristics (sex, age, disease stage, duration of disease), experimental intervention characteristics, control group characteristics, duration, follow-up time, outcome measures and main results. Nordic walking programs with moderate and high intensities, with a minimum of 12 sessions of 60 minutes in a period from 6 to 24 weeks promoted positive effects on the severity, gait, balance, quality of life, functional capacity and motor function in patients with PD.
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