Physical Exercise for Treating the Anxiety and Depression Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease: Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.

Background: Depression and anxiety are non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease (PD). Physical exercise is a promising approach to reducing neuropsychological burden. We aimed to comprehensively synthesize evidence regarding the use of exercise for treating depression and anxiety symptoms in PD.

Physical exercise for treating non-motor symptoms assessed by general Parkinson's disease scales: systematic review and meta-analysis of clinical trials.

Introduction: Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder that also manifests non-motor symptoms (NMS). Physical exercise is a prominent strategy that can have an impact on NMS; however, the evidence is limited. Our aim was to verify the effects of exercise on NMS, as assessed using general NMS scales.

Effect of the haptic anchors during balancing and walking tasks in older adults: A systematic review.

Background: Older adults are benefited from the continuous tactile information to enhance postural control. Therefore, the aim was to evaluate the effect of the haptic anchors during balancing and walking tasks in older adults.

Methods: The search strategy (up to January 2023) was based on the PICOT (older adults; anchor system during balance and walking tasks; any control group; postural control measurements; short and/or long-term effect).

Music-based physical therapy in Parkinson's disease: An approach based on international Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health.

Introduction: Several studies suggests that the provision of auditory cues with music could be beneficial for people with Parkinson's Disease (PD). The aim of the study was to evaluate the effects of music-based physical therapy on the international Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) components: disability, cognition, muscle strength, balance, and functional mobility.

Methods: This was a controlled, non-randomized clinical trial involving 13 individuals with PD assessed at three times: baseline, period 1 (treatment), and period 2 (no treatment).

Altered Visual and Proprioceptive Spatial Perception in Individuals with Parkinson's Disease.

Difficulties in the integration of visual, vestibular, and somatosensory information in individuals with Parkinson's disease (PD) may alter perception of verticality. Accordingly, in this cross-sectional study, we analyzed PD patients' ( = 13) subjective visual vertical (SVV) and subjective haptic vertical (SHV) perceptions and compared them to those of healthy controls ( = 14). We compared SVV and SHV findings among participants with PD, healthy controls, and cutoff points of normality based on prior research literature, using the parametric nonpaired test (at  < .