51
Participants
Start Date
October 31, 2007
Primary Completion Date
July 31, 2011
Study Completion Date
October 31, 2011
Progressive resistance training
Exercise twice a week for 2 years doing either progressive resistance training. The The PRE program consisted of 11 strengthening exercises: chest press, latissimus pull downs, reverse flys, double leg press, hip extension, shoulder press, biceps curl, rotary calf (ankle plantar flexion), triceps extension, seated quadriceps extension and back extension.
Modified Fitness Counts
The modified Fitness Counts program was taken from Chapters 2 and 3 of the Parkinson's disease: Fitness Counts booklet and focused on non-progressive stretching, strengthening and balance exercises.
Physical Therapy Department at the University of Illinois at Chicago, Chicago
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS)
NIH
University of Illinois at Chicago
OTHER