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Amplitude-oriented exercise in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized study comparing LSVT-BIG and a short training protocol

Authors: Georg Ebersbach, Ute Grust, Almut Ebersbach, Brigitte Wegner, Florin Gandor, Andrea A. Kühn

Published in: Journal of Neural Transmission | Issue 2/2015

Abstract

LSVT-BIG is an exercise for patients with Parkinson’s disease (PD) comprising of 16 1-h sessions within 4 weeks. LSVT-BIG was compared with a 2-week short protocol (AOT-SP) consisting of 10 sessions with identical exercises in 42 patients with PD. UPDRS-III-score was reduced by −6.6 in LSVT-BIG and −5.7 in AOT-SP at follow-up after 16 weeks (p < 0.001). Measures of motor performance were equally improved by LSVT-BIG and AOT-SP but high-intensity LSVT-BIG was more effective to obtain patient-perceived benefit.

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Title: Amplitude-oriented exercise in Parkinson’s disease: a randomized study comparing LSVT-BIG and a short training protocol
Authors: Georg Ebersbach
Ute Grust
Almut Ebersbach
Brigitte Wegner
Florin Gandor
Andrea A. Kühn
Publication date: 01-02-2015
Publisher: Springer Vienna
Published in: Journal of Neural Transmission / Issue 2/2015
Print ISSN: 0300-9564
Electronic ISSN: 1435-1463
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00702-014-1245-8

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