Field of Research: Sports rehabilitation
Name of author (s): Waleed Shaheen
Title of published work: The Impact of Therapeutic Exercises and Massage on The Physical Progress of Parkinson Patients”
Name of Journal: The Swedish Journal of Scientific Research (SJSR)
Year: 2015
Volume: 2, Issue 2
Pages: 72-78
Publisher’s name and address: Svarmaregatan 3 60361 Norrkoping/ Sweden
Abstract:
Abstract This research aimed to show the effect of therapeutic exercises and massage on the physical progress of Parkinson patients in Ramallah governorate, for the purpose of physically rehabilitation of them, as a try to let them live normally as much as possible. The researcher used the experimental method, due to its suitability to the nature of the study, the sample of the study consists of 15 Parkinson patients intentionally chosen, and the program period they involved in is 8 weeks, 3 sessions per week, each session is one hour. The results show that there are statically significant differences related to the experimental group of the study in the following variances: ( increase of motion dimensions , compatibility , length of walking step, ability, balance and decrease of shiver ) in favor of posttest for Parkinson patients.
KEYWORDS: Parkinson. Therapeutic exercises and massage.
Contact info of the contact author: 0599795464
Name: Waleed Shaheen
Address: Al-Quds University
E-mail: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.