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CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 · Arq Neuropsiquiatr 2016; 74(04): 287-292
DOI: 10.1590/0004-282X20160014
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Work and power reduced in L-dopa naïve patients in the early-stages of Parkinson’s disease

Trabalho e potência reduzidos em indivíduos com doença de Parkinson sem L-dopa nos estágios iniciais
Lidiane Oliveira Lima
1   Universidade Federal do Ceará,Departamento de Fisioterapia,FortalezaCE,Brazil;
,
Francisco Cardoso
2   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,Departamento de Clínica Médica,Belo HorizonteMG,Brazil;
,
Luci Fuscaldi Teixeira-Salmela
3   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,Departamento de Fisioterapia,Belo HorizonteMG,Brazil.
,
Fátima Rodrigues-de-Paula
3   Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais,Departamento de Fisioterapia,Belo HorizonteMG,Brazil.
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ABSTRACT

Studies which have investigated muscular performance during the initial stages of Parkinson´s disease (PD) without L-dopa treatments were not found.

Objective to assess whether muscular performance, work and power, of the trunk and lower limbs in L-dopa naïve patients in the early stages of PD was lower than those of healthy subjects and to compare muscular performance between the lower limbs.

Method Ten subjects with PD, Hoehn and Yahr (HY) I-II, L-dopa naïve and 10 subjects in the control group were assessed with the isokinetic dynamometer.

Results ANOVAs revealed that work and power measures of the trunk, hip, knee, and ankle muscular groups were lower in PD compared with the control group (p < 0.05). There were no significant differences in muscular performance between the lower limbs.

Conclusion The results suggested the use of specific exercises, as rehabilitation strategies, to improve the ability to produce work and power with this population.

RESUMO

Estudos que investigaram o desempenho muscular durante os estágios iniciais da doença de Parkinson (DP), sem tratamento com L-dopa não foram encontrados.

Objetivo Avaliar se o desempenho muscular, por meio de medidas de trabalho e potência, do tronco e dos membros inferiores em pacientes sem o uso de L-dopa nas fases iniciais da DP é menor do que o de indivíduos saudáveis e comparar o desempenho muscular entre os membros inferiores.

Método Dez indivíduos com DP, Hoehn and Yahr (HY) I-II, sem L-dopa e 10 indivíduos do grupo controle foram avaliados com o dinamçmetro isocinético.

Resultados Medidas de trabalho e potência muscular do tronco, quadril, joelho, tornozelo foram menores no PD em comparação com o grupo controle (p < 0,05) e não houve diferenças significativas no desempenho muscular entre os membros inferiores.

Conclusão O uso de exercícios específicos, como estratégias de reabilitação, pode melhorar a capacidade de produzir trabalho e potência muscular nesta população.

Parkinson’s disease - muscle strength - Muscle strength dynamometer - rehabilitation - physical therapy speciality
doença de Parkinson - força muscular - Dinamçmetro de força muscular - reabilitação - fisioterapia


Publication History

Received: 05 May 2015
Received: 29 October 2015

Accepted: 30 November 2015

Article published online:
06 September 2023

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