Psychological Benefits of Nonpharmacological Methods Aimed for Improving Balance in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review
Joint Authors
Šumec, Rastislav
Sheardová, Kateřina
Filip, Pavel
Bareš, Martin
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-16, 16 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-07-07
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
16
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a serious condition with a major negative impact on patient’s physical and mental health.
Postural instability is one of the cardinal difficulties reported by patients to deal with.
Neuroanatomical, animal, and clinical studies on nonparkinsonian and parkinsonian subjects suggest an important correlation between the presence of balance dysfunction and multiple mood disorders, such as anxiety, depression, and apathy.
Considering that balance dysfunction is a very common symptom in PD, we can presume that by its management we could positively influence patient’s state of mind too.
This review is an analysis of nonpharmacological methods shown to be effective and successful for improving balance in patients suffering from PD.
Strategies such as general exercise, robotic assisted training, Tai Chi, Qi Gong, Yoga, dance (such as tango or ballet), box, virtual reality-based, or neurofeedback-based techniques and so forth can significantly improve the stability in these patients.
Beside this physical outcome, many methods have also shown effect on quality of life, depression level, enjoyment, and motivation to continue in practicing the method independently.
The purpose of this review is to provide information about practical and creative methods designed to improve balance in PD and highlight their positive impact on patient’s psychology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Šumec, Rastislav& Filip, Pavel& Sheardová, Kateřina& Bareš, Martin. 2015. Psychological Benefits of Nonpharmacological Methods Aimed for Improving Balance in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review. Behavioural Neurology،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057560
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Šumec, Rastislav…[et al.]. Psychological Benefits of Nonpharmacological Methods Aimed for Improving Balance in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review. Behavioural Neurology No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057560
American Medical Association (AMA)
Šumec, Rastislav& Filip, Pavel& Sheardová, Kateřina& Bareš, Martin. Psychological Benefits of Nonpharmacological Methods Aimed for Improving Balance in Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review. Behavioural Neurology. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-16.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1057560
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1057560