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KMID : 1211620120070030259
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Journal of the Korean Society of Physical Medicine
2012 Volume.7 No. 3 p.259 ~ p.265
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The Effect of e-Exercise Program on Balance, Gait, and Endurance in Patients with Parkinson’s Disease
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Kim Soo-Young
Han Jin-Tae
Choi Mal-Ok
Min Hye-Sook
Sung Hye-Ryun
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Abstract
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Purpose: Patients with Parkionson’s disease have a temporal and spatial restriction for their’s exercise treatment. The aim of this study is to verify the effectiveness of e-exercise program on balance, gait, and endurance ability in people with Parkinson’s disease.
Methods: Eighteen participants, with Parkinson’s disease that ranged from stage to on the Hoehn & Yahr scale, were assigned to two group. Two group were divided into on-line group that exercised in home by computer video, and off-line group that exercised in clinical center. Exercise program that included 3 sections (warm-up, main exercise, cool down)-5 parts(stretch, strength, balance, gait, stretch) was used to train for participants. We used the functional reach test for balance ability, timed up and go test for gait ability, 6 minute walking test for endurance ability. Wilkoxon sign lank tests were used to assess the difference of balance, gait, and endurance ability in pre-and post test each groups. Mann-whitney tests were used to assess the difference of balance, gait, and endurance ability between groups.
Results: Wilkoxon sign lank tests revealed that both group were improved the balance, gait and endurance agility by e-exercise program intervention. Mann-whitney tests showed that there were no differences between groups in the variation of balance, gait, endurance ability.
Conclusion: We believe that exercise program with on-line(e-exercise program) is an effective intervention for people with Parkinson’s disease and is no different than off-line exercise group in the variation of balance, gait, endurance ability.
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KEYWORD
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Parkinson’s disease, e-exercise program, Balance, Gait, Endurance
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