Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Metasynthesis of the Literature
Joint Authors
Johansson, Hanna
Hagströmer, Maria
Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.
Franzén, Erika
Source
Issue
Vol. 2020, Issue 2020 (31 Dec. 2020), pp.1-15, 15 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2020-03-06
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
15
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder for which there is currently only symptomatic treatment.
During the last decade, there has been an increased interest in investigating physical exercise as a neuroprotective mechanism in PD.
Animal studies have suggested that exercise may in fact induce neuroplastic changes, but evidence in humans is still scarce.
A handful of reviews have previously reported on exercise-induced neuroplasticity in humans with PD, but few have been systematic, or have mixed studies on both animals and humans, or focused on one neuroplastic outcome only.
Here, we provide a systematic review and metasynthesis of the published studies on humans in this research field where we have also included different methods of evaluating neuroplasticity.
Our results indicate that various forms of physical exercise may lead to changes in various markers of neuroplasticity.
A narrative synthesis suggests that brain function and structure can be altered in a positive direction after an exercise period, whereas a meta-analysis on neurochemical adaptations after exercise points in disparate directions.
Finally, a GRADE analysis showed that the current overall level of evidence for exercise-induced neuroplasticity in people with PD is very low.
Our results demonstrate that even though the results in this area point in a positive direction, researchers need to provide studies of higher quality using more rigorous methodology.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Johansson, Hanna& Hagströmer, Maria& Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.& Franzén, Erika. 2020. Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Metasynthesis of the Literature. Neural Plasticity،Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203165
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Johansson, Hanna…[et al.]. Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Metasynthesis of the Literature. Neural Plasticity No. 2020 (2020), pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203165
American Medical Association (AMA)
Johansson, Hanna& Hagströmer, Maria& Grooten, Wilhelmus J. A.& Franzén, Erika. Exercise-Induced Neuroplasticity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Metasynthesis of the Literature. Neural Plasticity. 2020. Vol. 2020, no. 2020, pp.1-15.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1203165
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1203165