{"id":202714,"date":"2010-01-20T07:57:27","date_gmt":"2010-01-20T12:57:27","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.blisstree.com\/?p=139598"},"modified":"2010-01-20T07:57:27","modified_gmt":"2010-01-20T12:57:27","slug":"treadmills-help-in-parkinson%e2%80%99s-disease","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mereja.media\/index\/202714","title":{"rendered":"Treadmills Help in Parkinson\u2019s Disease"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the hallmarks of Parkinson’s disease is the slow and stiff gait that people have when they walk. It’s called gait hypokinesia<\/em> and it can seriously affect the quality of life as people with Parkinson’s limit going out and doing various activities.<\/p>\n

\"treadmills\"Parkinson’s disease is a neurological<\/em> disorder, meaning that it affects the nerves. In this case, the disorder affects the part of the brain that controls muscle movement. Dopamine<\/em> is a chemical that helps your body coordinate movements, but in Parkinson’s, the neurons that make the dopamine die, making it difficult, if not impossible, to control movement.<\/p>\n

Researchers have been looking into using exercise to help people with Parkinson’s maintain their ability to move well, in addition to taking medication. What type of exercise is being examined though, because there are many issues to take into account when recommending exercises. Using a treadmill is one type of exercse that seems to be realistic – or “do-able” – for many people as it allows them to exercise indoors, with other people around.<\/p>\n

To look into the effectiveness of treadmills, researchers looked at data that had been obtained from eight earlier trials that compared patients who used treadmills and with those who didn’t. In all, 203 patients were involved. The researchers looked at:<\/p>\n