Timing of Physical Therapy Sessions for Individuals With Parkinson Disease May Unlock Benefits

Ramzi G Salloum; Ka Loong Kelvin Au; Michael S Okun

doi:10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.2649

Timing of Physical Therapy Sessions for Individuals With Parkinson Disease May Unlock Benefits

JAMA Neurol. 2022 Dec 1;79(12):1219-1220. doi: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.2649.

Authors

Ramzi G Salloum¹, Ka Loong Kelvin Au², Michael S Okun^{3

4}

Affiliations

¹ Department of Health Outcomes and Biomedical Informatics, University of Florida College of Medicine, Gainesville.
² Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City.
³ Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases, Department of Neurology, University of Florida, Gainesville.
⁴ Associate Editor, JAMA Neurology.

PMID: 36094521
DOI: 10.1001/jamaneurol.2022.2649

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This Viewpoint advocates for careful consideration in the timing of physical therapy for individuals with Parkinson disease as a possible avenue toward improved outcomes.

MeSH terms

Exercise Therapy
Humans
Parkinson Disease* / rehabilitation
Physical Therapy Modalities