We always recommend that patients with Parkinson's disease receive regular medication or implantation of a pacemaker after surgery, adhere to the appropriate exercise, exercise is also an effective treatment, especially for patients with significant gait disorders, exercise is very effective, not only to improve the gait, but also play a role in protecting the neurological function of the brain of the elderly, can promote the secretion of dopamine, happy mood.
What are the suitable exercises for Parkinson's disease patients?
1, aerobic exercise: including walking, jogging, climbing, bicycling, aerobics, square dance, singing, etc., the patient can synthesize their own age, physical condition, the severity of the disease, medication and postoperative and other physical conditions to choose their own aerobic exercise, as well as the length of the exercise.
2, flexibility exercise: including yoga, tai chi, some flexible dance, etc., such exercise requires patients to adjust the breathing rhythm, follow the breathing rhythm to stretch the limbs, stretch muscles and ligaments, balance the body.
Appropriate exercise can help both physical and mental health. It is generally recommended that patients taking medication choose to exercise when their limbs can be moved after the medication has taken effect, and that patients after pacemaker surgery choose to exercise when they are in good shape. Should avoid high intensity, high difficulty, exercise time is too long, strengthen the protection of the movement, family accompaniment, etc., to avoid the risk of trauma, such as falls, in addition to the above exercise, the patient if you also want to target the exercise, there are professional "Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation Exercise Atlas", which covers from the head, face, torso, hands, feet of the movement, the patient can be based on the above instructions to carry out the target of sexuality of the exercise.