Parkinson's Disease: Exercise to Enhance Quality of Life

Parkinson's Disease: Exercise to Enhance Quality of Life provides an overview of how exercise can affect patients with Parkinson's disease, including how physical activity can be used to improve fitness, promote independence, and enhance quality of life. Utilizing an easy-to-understand and –apply case-study approach, the DVD explains how to effectively create an exercise prescription that is appropriate for individuals who have Parkinson's disease. The DVD also explores additional factors that health/fitness professionals should consider when treating Parkinson's disease patients.

Among topics covered:
• Pathophysiology
• Etiology
• Clinical features
• Treatment
• Exercise
• Resistance training
• Exercise programming
• Additional treatments
• Things to consider