ReviewEffects of Resistance Training for People With Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review
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Methods
A systematic review of all published literature, regardless of study design was conducted. Given the heterogeneity of the exercise interventions and the paucity of robust randomized controlled trials (RCTs), the pooling of effect sizes across studies in a meta-analysis was not considered appropriate this stage. Further, because of the lack of robust RCTs, there was the need to also discuss interventions and outcomes of a few uncontrolled trials.
Studies Retrieved
Results of the search strategy are presented in Supplementary Figure S1 (available at www.jamda.com). A total of five13, 14, 15, 16, 17 studies were accepted for review according to the inclusion/exclusion criteria. Twenty-two of the 27 papers retrieved were excluded for the following reasons: five were review papers, three were abstracts, three were correlation studies, and 11 papers included other exercise modalities in combined training programs. Five articles were included in the review
Discussion
To our knowledge, this is the first systematic review examining the effects of resistance training for people with PD. Overall, the review suggests that resistance training has a positive effect in both muscle strength outcomes as well as functional outcomes in this population. Resistance training was shown to increase fat free mass, muscle strength, and endurance,13, 14, 16, 17 as well as improve mobility and performance in functional tasks in this population.14, 17 The increase in muscle
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The authors declared no conflict of interest; and no financial support was given in any means for the creation of this systematic review.