Effects of a physical therapy home-based exercise program for Parkinson's disease

INTRODUCTION: Parkinson's disease (PD) is a neurological disorder that causes loss of functional abilities and independence. The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects of a physical therapist-supervised home-based exercise program in patients with PD using the UPDRS scale. MATERIALS AND...

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Main Authors: Viviane Vieira Santos, Marco Antonio Araújo, Osvaldo J. M Nascimento, Fernando Silva Guimarães, Marco Orsini, Marcos R. G. de Freitas
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Editora Champagnat
Series:Fisioterapia em Movimento
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-51502012000400003&lng=en&tlng=en