Does a 6-week supervised exercise programme for Parkinson's patients prevent against sarcopenia and improve physical function? A service evaluation

Purpose: It has been highly documented that sarcopenia is a common condition throughout the aging population. Defined as a loss of muscle mass and strength with modifiable risk factors. With considerable healthcare associated costs with sarcopenia, there remains a strong need to promote exercise-based interventions which may prevent it. Alongside this, systematic reviews have demonstrated that people with Parkinson's (PwP), another age-related disease, can slow the progression of their motor and non-motor symptoms with exercise-based intervention.
Source: Physiotherapy - Category: Physiotherapy Authors: Tags: P013 Source Type: research