期刊
JOURNAL OF NEURAL TRANSMISSION
卷 116, 期 3, 页码 307-318出版社
SPRINGER WIEN
DOI: 10.1007/s00702-008-0139-z
关键词
Parkinson's disease; Gait; Treadmill; Neuroplasticity
资金
- NIH [AG-14100]
- FET [018474-2]
- Dynamic Analysis of Physiological Networks (DAPHNet) and STREP [045622]
This report reviews recent investigations of the effects of treadmill training (TT) on the gait of patients with Parkinson's disease. A literature search identified 14 relevant studies. Three studies reported on the immediate effects of TT; over-ground walking improved (e.g., increased speed and stride length) after one treadmill session. Effects persisted even 15 min later. Eleven longer-term trials demonstrated feasibility, safety and efficacy, reporting positive benefits in gait speed, stride length and other measures such as disease severity (e.g., Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale) and health-related quality of life, even several weeks after cessation of the TT. Long-term carryover effects also raise the possibility that TT may elicit positive neural plastic changes. While encouraging, the work to date is preliminary; none of the identified studies received a quality rating of Gold or level Ia. Additional high quality randomized controlled studies are needed before TT can be recommended with evidence-based support.
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