Effects of Nordic walking training on functional parameters in Parkinson's disease: a randomized controlled clinical trial

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• 作者：E.P. Monteiro ; L.T. Franzoni ; D.M. Cubillos ; A. de Oliveira Fagundes ; A.R. Carvalho ; H.B. Oliveira ; P.D. Pantoja ; F.B. Schuch ; C.R. Rieder ; F.G. Martinez and L.A. Peyré ; -Tartaruga
• 刊名：Scandinavian Journal of Medicine & Science in Sports
• 出版年：2017
• 出版时间：March 2017
• 年：2017
• 卷：27
• 期：3
• 页码：351-358
• 全文大小：225K
• ISSN：1600-0838

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We compare the effects of Nordic walking training (NW) and Free walk (FW) on functional parameters (motor symptoms, balance) and functional mobility (Timed Up and Go at Self-selected Speed – TUGSS, and at forced speed, TUGFS; Self-selected Walking Speed, SSW; locomotor rehabilitation index, LRI) of Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. The study included 33 patients with clinical diagnosis of idiopathic PD, and staging between 1 and 4 in the Hoehn and Yahr scale (H&Y) randomized into two groups: NW (N = 16) and FW (N = 17) for 6 weeks. Baseline characteristics were compared trough a one-way ANOVA. Outcomes were analyzed using the Generalized Estimation Equations (GEE) with a Bonferroni post-hoc. Data were analyzed using SPSS v.20.0. Improvements in UPDRS III (P < 0.001), balance scores (P < 0.035), TUGSS distance (P < 0.001), TUGFS distance (P < 0.001), SSW (P < 0.001), and LRI (P < 0.001) were found for both groups. However, the NW group showed significant differences (P < 0.001) when compared to the FW group for the functional mobility. We conclude the NW improves functional parameters and walking mobility demonstrating that NW is as effective as the FW, including benefits for FW on the functional mobility of people with PD.