PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Rizzo, Toni
ED  - Dashtipour, Khashayar
TI  - Motor and Nonmotor Symptoms of PD Improve with Exercise
DP  - 2014 Aug 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 15--15
VI  - 14
IP  - 15
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/15/15.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/14/15/15.full
AB  - Exercise increases neuron proliferation in animal studies and improves motor function in patients with early-stage Parkinson's disease (PD). Multiple studies have demonstrated that the LSVT BIG® physical therapy exercise program is effective for improving the motor symptoms of PD. LSVT BIG is a program developed by LSVT Global that uses physical and occupational therapy in an intensive, whole-body, amplitude-based training protocol to treat individuals with PD. This article presents the results of a pilot study comparing the effects of the LSVT BIG program with those of a one-on-one exercise program in patients with PD.