The application of mobile health technology to increase physical activity in persons with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To investigate the safety, acceptability and preliminary evidence of efficacy of a mobile health (mhealth) mediated home-based exercise program to increase physical activity in…Does physical exercise influence the cognitive domains that predict dementia in Parkinson’s disease?
Objective: This study aimed to investigate the effects of aerobic and goal-based exercise on memory, language, and visuospatial functions in cognitively normal and impaired individuals…Balance and gait disturbances in Parkinson’s disease patients with falls and freezing of gait
Objective: To assess balance and gait disturbances in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients with falls and freezing of gait (FOG). Background: Falls and freezing of gait…Establishment of InMotion, an independent, fee-free community center for persons with movement disorders
Objective: To describe the establishment of a community center, InMotion (IM), for persons with movement disorders. Background: Needs of people with movement disorders grow with…Duodenal levodopa infusion: Safety and efficacy in a 6 years outpatient follow-up
Objective: To reduce the risk of adverse events and dropout rate in patients. Background: Duodenal levodopa infusion (DLI) is used for the treatment of advanced…Exercise-induced adaptive neuroplasticity in the MPTP mouse model of Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To increase our understanding of how physical exercise may drive adaptive neuroplasticity in a mouse model of Parkinson's disease (PD). Background: PD is a…Mobile decision support system for nurse managment of deep brain stimulation
Objective: To decrease time spent on deep brain stimulation (DBS) programming while improving quality of life for patients and caregivers by providing nurses with an…Critical path for Parkinson’s, I: Data sharing and regulatory science in catalyzing innovation for Parkinson’s disease
Objective: This presentation highlights a new precompetitive consortium based strategy for the successful development of regulatory-endorsed biomarkers and quantitative drug development platforms targeted at the…Feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a telehealth approach to group tango instruction for people with Parkinson’s disease
Objective: To determine the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of group adapted tango class for individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) taught through telehealth technology. Background: Group…Blindfolded balance training in patients with Parkinson’s disease: A sensory-motor strategy to improve the gait
Objective: Recent evidence suggested that the use of treadmill training may improve gait parameters, such as gait speed and stride length. Visual deprivation could engage…
Abstracts from the International Congress of Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders.