Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles
Title
Introducing a multifaceted exercise intervention particular to older adults diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease: a preliminary study
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
1-1-2013
Abstract
BACKGROUND AND AIM:
With a substantial increase in diagnosed Parkinson's disease, it is of great importance to examine tolerance and physical measures of evolving exercise interventions. Of particular importance, a multifaceted exercise intervention combining active-assisted cycling and resistance training to older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease is being assessed.
METHODS:
Fourteen older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease and ten healthy older adults (67.5 ± 7.9 years of age) engaged in an 8-week, 24-session, multifaceted exercise protocol. The protocol consisted of both active-assisted cycling and resistance training. Tolerance was measured, as well as multiple indicators of health-related physical fitness. These indicators examined improvements in cardiovascular performance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility.
RESULTS:
Twenty-two older adults and older adults diagnosed with Parkinson's disease tolerated the intervention by completing all 24 sessions. Repeated-measures analysis of variance demonstrated significant (P ≤ 0.003) improvements in cardiovascular performance, muscular strength, muscular endurance, and flexibility for both groups of individuals.
DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION:
The multifaceted intervention is the first to combine both active-assisted cycling and resistance training. The older adult and the older adult diagnosed with Parkinson's disease exhibited both tolerance and health-related improvements in physical fitness following the intervention.
Publication Title
Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
Volume
26
Issue
4
First Page
403
Last Page
409
ISSN
1594-0667
DOI Number
10.1007/s40520-013-0189-4
Recommended Citation
Peacock, Corey Allen; Sanders, G. J.; Wilson, K. A.; Fickes-Ryan, E. J.; Corbett, D. B.; von Carlowitz, K. A.; and Ridgel, A. L., "Introducing a multifaceted exercise intervention particular to older adults diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease: a preliminary study" (2013). Department of Health and Human Performance Faculty Articles. 36.
https://nsuworks.nova.edu/hpd_hhp_facarticles/36
