Resources

Slide Presentations

Download Module I Slide Presentation
Download Module II Slide Presentation
Download Module III Slide Presentation
Download Module IV Slide Presentation

Social Media

We encourage you to connect with us and others via social media.  PDF will be tweeting and posting on Facebook, so connect with us to get the latest announcements, see pictures and find answers to your questions! We will also be tweeting @PDFparkinson and our collaborators are tweeting @VNSNY_News, @APTAtweets and @APDAparkinson.

Use hashtag, #PTparkinson2012, to find other participants and share information about the course. 

You can also connect with other professionals who will be at the conference by joining our group on LinkedIn.

Books

Neurorehabilitation in Parkinson's Disease: An Evidence-Based Treatment Model,
by Trail, Protas, & Lai


Articles / Abstracts

Balance and Falls in Parkinson’s Disease: A Meta-analysis of the Effect of Exercise and Motor Training,
by Natalie E Allen, Catherine Sherrington, Serene S Paul, Colleen G Canning, Movement Disorder Society (2011) Volume: 26, Issue: 9, Pages: 1605-1615.

Cueing Training in the Home Improves Gait-related Mobility in Parkinson’s Disease: the RESCUE Trial,
A Nieuwboer1,* G Kwakkel2,*L Rochester3,*D Jones3,*E van Wegen2, A M Willems1, F Chavret1, V Hetherington3, K Baker3, I Lim2,  J Neurol Neurosurg Psychiatry 2007;78:134-14

Delaying Mobility Disability in People with Parkinson Disease Using a Sensorimotor Agility Exercise Program,
King LA, Horak FB. Phys Ther. 2009 Apr; 89 (4):384-93.

The Effectiveness of Exercise Interventions for People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis,
Article first published online: 7 Jan 2008

Evidence-Based Analysis of Physical Therapy in Parkinson’s Disease with Recommendations for Practice and Research,
Samyra H.J. Keus PT, MSc1, Bastiaan R. Bloem MD, PhD2,*, Erik J.M. Hendriks PT, PhD3,4, Alexandra B. Bredero-Cohen3, Marten Munneke PT, PhD2,5 Volume 22, Issue 4, pages 451–460, 15 March 2007

It Is Not About the Bike, It Is About the Pedaling: Forced Exercise and Parkinson’s Disease,
Alberts JL, Linder SM, Penko AL, Lowe MJ, Phillips M. Exerc Sport Sci Rev. 2011 Oct;39(4):177-86.

Physical Inactivity in Parkinson's Disease,
van Nimwegen M, Speelman AD, Hofman-van Rossum EJ, Overeem S, Deeg DJ, Borm GF, van der Horst MH, Bloem BR, Munneke M.
J Neurol. 2011 Dec;258(12):2214-21. Epub 2011 May 26.
 
Physical Therapy in Parkinson's disease: Evolution and Future Challenges,
Keus SH, Munneke M, Nijkrake MJ, Kwakkel G, Bloem BR. Mov Disord. 2009 Jan 15;24(1):1-14.

Striding Out with Parkinson Disease: Evidence-based Physical Therapy for Gait Disorders, Morris ME, Martin CL, Schenkman ML. Phys Ther. 2010 Feb;90(2):280-8. Epub 2009 Dec 18.


Treadmill Training for the Treatment of Gait Disturbances in People with Parkinson’s Disease: A Mini-review,
T. Herman, N. Giladi and J. M. Hausdorff, Journal of Neural Transmission, Volume 116, Number 3, 307-318, DOI: 10.1007/s00702-008-0139-z.



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