Comparison of the effect of 8-week rebound therapy-based exercise program and weight-supported exercises on the range of motion, proprioception, and the quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease

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Author	Ghasemi, Gholamali Daneshvar, Pooya Zolaktaf, Vahid Karimi, Mohammad Taghi
Copyright Year	2019
Abstract	Introduction: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a chronic, progressive disorder that mainly affects the central nervous system and, consequently, the patient's functional status. This study aimed to compare the effect of 8-week rebound therapy-based exercise program and weight-supported exercises on the range of motion, proprioception, and the quality of life in patients with PD. Methods: Twenty patients were randomly divided into two equal groups of weight-bearing exercises and rebound exercise with no significant differences in age, weight, and height. The variables of the range of motion, proprioception, and the quality of life were assessed in pre- and posttest. Data were analyzed using repeated measure ANOVA and t-test at a significant level of P < 0.05. Results: All of the variables in the two groups were significantly improved after 8 weeks of exercise, whereas the improvement rate in the rebound therapy group was more than the weight-bearing exercises group in range of motion (134.60 ± 13.22 vs. 118.38 ± 12.48), proprioception (7.60 ± 3.22 vs. 10.38 ± 2.48), and the quality of life (147.60 ± 13.22 vs. 118.38 ± 12.48) of the patients (P < 0.001 for all variables). Conclusions: Given that both rebound and weight-supported exercises are effective on improving the range of motion, proprioception, and the quality of life of people with PD, it is recommended that the benefits of these exercises to be used in physical rehabilitation programs. However, rebound therapy exercises have had a greater effect on people with PD, and it seems better to use these exercises more than others.
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ISSN	20087802
DOI	10.4103/ijpvm.ijpvm_527_18
Journal	International Journal of Preventive Medicine
Issue Number	1
Volume Number	10
Language	English
Publisher	Medknow
Publisher Date	2019-01-01
Access Restriction	Open
Subject Keyword	Rehabilitation Parkinson's Disease Proprioception Quality of Life Range of Motion Rebound Exercises Weight-supported Exercises International Journal of Preventive Medicine, Volume 10, Issue 1
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Resource Type	Article
Subject	Public Health, Environmental and Occupational Health