Agnes Langer, Clint Hansen, Dominik Roth, Agnes Santer, Anna Flotz, Jakob Gruber, Laurenz Wizany, Sebastian Hasenauer, Rochus Pokan, Peter Dabnichki, Marco Treven, Sarah Zimmel, Michaela Schmoeger, Ulrike Willinger, Lucia Gassner, Christof Brücke, Walter Maetzler, Heidemarie Zach
BACKGROUND: In the Climb Up! Head Up! trial, we showed that sport climbing reduces bradykinesia, tremor, and rigidity in mildly to moderately affected participants with Parkinson's disease. This secondary analysis aimed to evaluate the effects of sport climbing on gait and functional mobility in this cohort. METHODS: Climb Up! Head Up! was a 1:1 randomized controlled trial. Forty-eight PD participants (Hoehn and Yahr stage 2-3) either participated in a 12-week, 90-min-per-week sport climbing course (intervention group) or were engaged in regular unsupervised physical activity (control group)...
April 27, 2024: Journal of Neuroengineering and Rehabilitation