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Parkinson's: quality of life (2015)
Fact sheet
- Year2015
- JournalAlternative Therapies in Health and Medicine
- TopicParkinson's
- Participants30
- Study typeRandomised controlled trial
- Compared withreading sessions
What was studied
Randomised trial with 30 participants (older people with Parkinson's): 50 Awareness Through Movement® sessions compared with reading sessions.
What was found
Better quality of life and fewer depressive symptoms in the Feldenkrais group.
How certain is this?
A small single trial. A pointer, not proof.
Cite
Teixeira-Machado et al. (2015). Alternative Therapies in Health and Medicine. Summarised from Berland et al. 2022.
This summary is for orientation only and does not replace medical advice.