Golf, Physical Rehabilitation, and Movement Disorders

The importance of physical activity for individuals with movement disorders, including Parkinson disease and Essential tremor, has been established. Barriers including patient engagement continue to limit effectiveness. Golf requires skills found challenging to individuals with movement disorders. This study seeks to assess the feasibility and effectiveness of an outpatient-based rehabilitation program incorporating golf skills and activities on functional measures and quality of life.

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Key information

Conditions

Parkinson Disease, Movement Disorders Basal Ganglia Diseases Brain Diseases Central Nervous System Diseases Movement Disorders Nervous System Diseases Neurodegenerative Diseases Parkinson Disease Parkinsonian Disorders Synucleinopathies

Age range

18 year–105 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Florida

Jacksonville, Florida, 32209, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Diagnosis of either PD, Parkinsonism, or ET. Subjects must also demonstrate functional deficits in at least one of the three categories (gait, transfers, balance) to be further assessed by the evaluating PT

Exclusion criteria

Subjects will be excluded if they are unable to maintain standing balance with an assistive device, if they are non-ambulatory even with a device, if pain does not allow for subject participation, and if they are unable to follow instructions due to an underlying attentional or cognitive deficit.

Treatment and study plan

Physical Therapy, Exercise

Other

Outpatient physical therapy intervention incorporating golf related assessment of skills and prescribed exercises including postural, balance, and club swing

Primary outcomes

Change in functional gait assessment

Time frame: Scale completed at baseline and at 6 weeks of treatment

Scale that measures ambulation quality

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

Other

Registry information

Official study title

An Outpatient Physical Therapy and Golf Program Designed for Individuals With Movement Disorders

Important dates

Study start: 2023
Primary completion: 2023
Study completion: 2023
First posted: Dec 15, 2022
Registry last updated: Jun 6, 2024

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