Therapeutic Exercise for Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders
Therapeutic Exercise for Parkinson's Disease and Related Disorders:
A Comprehensive Clinical Strategy for Preventing and Reversing Neurodegeneration
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031621182 | 285 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 39 MB
A Comprehensive Clinical Strategy for Preventing and Reversing Neurodegeneration
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031621182 | 285 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 39 MB
With an accurate and up-to-date approach, this book offers a comprehensive view of Parkinson’s disease in the context of movement as a pillar of health. It compiles the current scientific knowledge supporting exercise therapy as a powerful tool to preventing and relieving symptoms, and to slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease. The work presents different therapeutic exercises, such as cueing, gait training, virtual reality, exergames, occupational therapy, electrostimulation, perturbed training, Qigong, and other methods. The pathophysiology, diagnosis, pharmacological interaction, motor and nonmotor symptoms, and the effects of exercise therapy are addressed in detail.