Scientists from Kyoto University (Japan) found that physical activity is beneficial for people with Parkinson’s disease. The disease progresses more slowly in patients who exercise regularly. In this respect reports PsyPost.
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive disease of the brain, in which the pathological protein α-synuclein accumulates in nerve cells in certain areas of the brain and special intracellular compounds (Lewy bodies) are formed due to the arrest of the affected nerve cells. to function.
Scientists tried to find out whether there was a link between regular exercise and improved quality of life in people with Parkinson’s disease. To do this, they conducted a study involving 237 volunteers who had recently been diagnosed with the disease. Researchers collected data on participants’ physical activity. Some preferred intense exercise at the gym, while others preferred walking. Some of the subjects regularly did large amounts of housework or practiced yoga.
After 4-6 years of observation, it turned out that the motor symptoms of the disease were less pronounced in patients who performed various exercises for 150 minutes or more per week. In individuals who lead a sedentary lifestyle and do not exercise, tremors, slow movements, and unsteadiness while walking continued to progress.
It is stated that all kinds of physical activity is effective in combating the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease if the patient does the exercises regularly for a sufficient period of time.
existed before to create Diet that reduces the risk of Parkinson’s disease by 22%.