Progressive Muscular Strength Protocol for the Functionality of Upper Limbs in Individuals with Parkinson’s disease: Protocol Study

This paper presents the development of an Assistive Technology representative product: an automatic page turner system, designed for persons with issues like multiple sclerosis, Parkinson’s disease and other various disabilities that involve the motor functions of the upper limbs. Firstly, the authors emphasize specific features of Assistive Technology and analyse the most important functional aspects concerning different types of page turner devices. The proposed page turner system is based on a four-bar mechanism. Design aspects from the constructive and functional points of view are exposed and the developed prototype is described.

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Effects of Resistance Training on Measures of Muscular Strength in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

PLoS ONE ◽

10.1371/journal.pone.0132135 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 10 (7) ◽

pp. e0132135 ◽

Cited By ~ 25

Author(s):

Luisa Roeder ◽

Joseph T. Costello ◽

Simon S. Smith ◽

Ian B. Stewart ◽

Graham K. Kerr

Keyword(s):

Systematic Review ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Resistance Training ◽

Muscular Strength ◽

Meta Analysis

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Reliability in One-Repetition Maximum Performance in People with Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson s Disease ◽

10.1155/2012/928736 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 2012 ◽

pp. 1-6 ◽

Cited By ~ 2

Author(s):

Thomas A. Buckley ◽

Christopher J. Hass

Keyword(s):

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Knee Flexion ◽

Muscular Strength ◽

Functional Performance ◽

High Reliability ◽

Knee Extension ◽

Repetition Maximum ◽

Standard Assessment ◽

And Performance

Strength training is an effective modality to improve muscular strength and functional performance in people with Parkinson's disease (PWP). One-repetition maximum (1-RM) is the gold standard assessment of strength; however, PWP suffer from day-to-day variations in symptom severity and performance characteristics, potentially adversely affecting the reliability of 1-RM performance. Herein, we assessed the reliability of 1-RM in PWP. Forty-six participants completed two sessions of 1-RM testing of knee extension, knee flexion, chest press, and biceps curl at least 72 hours apart. Significantly differences between testing sessions were identified for knee extension (P< 0.001), knee flexion (P= 0.042), and biceps curl (P= 0.001); however, high reliability (ICC > 0.90) was also identified between sessions. Interestingly, almost third of subjects failed to perform better on the second testing session. These findings suggest that 1-RM testing can be safely performed in PWP and that disease-related daily variability may influence 1-RM performance.

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IMPORTÂNCIA DA PREPARAÇÃO FÍSICA PARA O PACIENTE COM DOENÇA DE PARKINSON

Revista Científica JOPEF ◽

10.34059/ciejop.2019v28i1-3 ◽

2019 ◽

pp. 29-43

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Parkinson’S Disease ◽

Parkinson's Disease ◽

Physical Exercise ◽

Muscular Strength ◽

Review Of Literature ◽

The Subject ◽

Positive Effect

TEIXEIRA, M.E. e PEREIRA, J.L. Importância da preparação física para o paciente com doença de Parkinson. Revista Científica JOPEF, Vol.28, n.1, pp.29-43, 2019. Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disease described by the first in 1897 as "tremor paralysis." Its symptoms are variable, the most characteristic being tremor of the hands and loss of balance and muscular strength. It usually affects men over the age of 60, but there are forms that can occur in younger individuals. The progression of symptoms causes the quality of life of the patient to deteriorate significantly, leading to the inability to perform daily activities. In addition to pharmacological treatment, physical exercise has been indicated as a way to attenuate and slow the progression of symptoms. The objective of this work is to carry out an integrative review of literature on the subject, in which articles published over the last 10 years have been analyzed, thus seeking to update the theme. In general, it was possible to perceive a positive effect of the practice of specific physical exercise programs in patients with PD, with improvement of the quality of life. In vitro studies also demonstrated the protective effect of physical exercise on the onset of the disease. Keywords: Parkinson's disease; Physical exercise; Neuroprotection; Quality of life.

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