Psychomotor Exercises in Patients with Parkinson´s Disease

TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Dagmar, Marie BLAHUTKOVÁ and Viktor PACHOLÍK. Psychomotor Exercises in Patients with Parkinson´s Disease. Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica. Olomouc: Palacký University, 2010, vol. 40, No 3, p. 85-85, 141 pp. ISSN 1212-1185.

Basic information

• Original name: Psychomotor Exercises in Patients with Parkinson´s Disease
• Name in Czech: Psychomotorické aktivity u pacientů s Parkinsonovou nemocí
• Authors: TRÁVNÍKOVÁ, Dagmar (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution), Marie BLAHUTKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution) and Viktor PACHOLÍK (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution).
• Edition: Acta Universitatis Palackianae Olomucensis. Gymnica, Olomouc, Palacký University, 2010, 1212-1185.

Other information

• Original language: English
• Type of outcome: Article in a journal
• Field of Study: Sport and leisure time activities
• Country of publisher: Czech Republic
• Confidentiality degree: is not subject to a state or trade secret
• RIV identification code: RIV/00216224:14510/10:00045509
• Organization unit: Faculty of Sports Studies
• Keywords (in Czech): Parkinsonova nemoc; psychomotorika; jemná motorika; pohybová aktivita; programy pohybových aktivit
• Keywords in English: Parkinson s Disease; psychomotricity; fine motor skills; physical exercise; motor activities programme
• Tags: rivok
• Tags: International impact, Reviewed

Abstract

Parkinson s Disease, affecting several percentage of seniors, and its symptoms have impact on a rather wide range of functions and abilities of the patients such as coordination skills, movement skills, facial expressions, soft motor skills, etc.. We have applied a set of psychomotor activities in order to ascertain the possible positive impact on the patients with Parkinson s Disease. Although our motor activities programme was conducted only as a test pilot project without the intention to measure any particular data we shall state that patients with symptoms of the Parkinson s Disease have shown the will and enthusiasm to perform such activities. In our pilot motor programme we have been especially successful with the application of exercises focused on the development of balance skills, fine motor skills, coordinated movements of the limbs as well as facial gestures and voice control exercises.

Abstract (in Czech)

V tomto příspěvku prezentujeme vybrané psychomotorické aktivity jako vhodnou pohybovou aktivitu pro osoby s Parkinsonovou nemocí. V pilotní studii jsme se zaměřili na aktivity z oblasti rozvoje koordinačních dovedností, jemné motoriky, rovnováhových dovedností a hlasových cvičení. Přestože jsme v rámci pilotní studie nezískali kvantitativní data, domníváme se, že psychomotorické aktivity mají své uplatnění u výše zmíněných osob a plánujeme provést výzkum obsáhlejšího charakteru, který by tuto hypotézu potvrdil.