Effects of Daoyin on Motor Function, Balance and Quality of Life for Patients with Parkinson's Disease / 中国康复理论与实践

ABSTRACT

Objective:To observe the clinical efficacy of Daoyin on motor function, fall prevention and quality of life in patients with Parkinson's disease (PD). Methods:From August, 2016 to September, 2018, 62 PD patients were randomly divided into control group (n = 31) and observed group (n = 31). The control group received routine medicine and health education, and the observed group received Daoyin exercise in addition, for six weeks. They were assessed with Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Scale Ⅲ (UPDRSⅢ), Timed "Up and Go" Test (TUGT), modified Falls Efficacy Scale (MFES) and Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire-39 (PDQ-39). Their anteroposterior standard deviation (AP-SD) and mediolateral standard deviation (ML-SD) of centre of pressure were measured with Balancer before and after treatment. Results:The scores of UPDRSⅢ, TUGT, MFES and PDQ-39 improved in the observed group (|t| > 2.463, P < 0.05), as well as the length of AP-SD and ML-SD, and improved more in the observed group than in the control group (|t| > 2.261, P < 0.05) after treatment. Conclusion:Daoyin can obviously improve motor function, balance and quality of life for PD patients, and prevent them from falling.