Fast Cycling Benefits Parkinson's Patients

Posted: Published on November 28th, 2012

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Featured Article Main Category: Parkinson's Disease Also Included In: Sports Medicine / Fitness;MRI / PET / Ultrasound Article Date: 27 Nov 2012 - 0:00 PST

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Results of the study were revealed on Monday at the Radiological Society of North America 2012 Scientific Assembly and Annual Meeting in Chicago.

Most cases occur after the age of 50, and as the disease progresses, cognitive and behavioral problems such as dementia, may also develop.

In a statement, in which he describes the finding as "serendipitous", Alberts recalls:

"I was pedaling faster than her, which forced her to pedal faster. She had improvements in her upper extremity function, so we started to look at the possible mechanism behind this improved function."

fcMRI measures changes in blood oxygen in the brain, which enables researchers to look at how active different brain regions are and how well they connect with each other, explains Shah.

The researchers randomly assigned the patients to one of two groups. One group (13 patients) cycled at their own voluntary pace, while the other group cycled at a forced rate.

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