Functional improvements associated with upper extremity motor stimulation in individuals with Parkinson's disease

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dc.contributor.authorBartoshyk, Patrick J.
dc.contributor.authorDe Bruin, Natalie
dc.contributor.authorBrown, Lesley A.
dc.contributor.authorDoan, Jon B.
dc.date.accessioned2019-12-20T20:01:29Z
dc.date.available2019-12-20T20:01:29Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.descriptionSherpa Romeo green journal. Open access article. Creative Commons Attribution License (CC BY) appliesen_US
dc.description.abstractBackground: While traditional neurotherapy promotes motor function in people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), the benefits may be limited by compounding physical, cognitive, and attentional barriers. Since the nontraditional exercise of ice-skating is proving to positively influence motor function and postural control, the purpose of this study was to explore whether the addition of an upper body sensory-driven motor coordination task (stickhandling) would provide upper extremity neuromotor benefit among people with moderate PD. Methods: Seven non-PD control (CTRL) and 22 PD (14 ON-ICE, 8 OFF-ICE) participants completed three trials of a reaching-to-eat (fine motor) task and a button-push (gross motor) task, PRE-and POST-completion of two dynamic – either on- or off-ice – stickhandling tasks. Reaching-to-eat and button-push scores were compared between time periods (PRE, POST) and groups (CTRL, PD ON-ICE, PD OFF-ICE). Results: CTRL participants demonstrated higher scores when compared to the PD groups. Both PD groups demonstrated an improvement in reaching-to-eat and button-push scores immediately following the intervention. Conclusions: These findings suggest that sport-derived exercise programs may provide neuromotor benefit to people living with PD.en_US
dc.description.peer-reviewYesen_US
dc.identifier.citationBartoshyk, P. J., de Bruin, N., Brown, L. A., & Doan, J. B. (2015). Functional improvements associated with upper extremity motor stimulation in individuals with Parkinson's disease. Healthy Aging Research, 4, 12. doi:10.12715/har.2015.4.12en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10133/5648
dc.language.isoen_USen_US
dc.publisherLippincott, Williams, & Wilkinsen_US
dc.publisher.departmentDepartment of Kinesiologyen_US
dc.publisher.facultyArts and Scienceen_US
dc.publisher.institutionUniversity of Lethbridgeen_US
dc.subjectMotor coordination task
dc.subjectReaching to eat
dc.subjectButton push
dc.subjectUpper extremity
dc.subject.lcshParkinson's disease--Exercise therapy
dc.subject.lcshArm--Movements
dc.subject.lcshParkinson's disease--Research
dc.titleFunctional improvements associated with upper extremity motor stimulation in individuals with Parkinson's diseaseen_US
dc.typeArticleen_US
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