Twenty four participants (12 men and 12 women) with PD were recruited to participate in the study.
Inclusion criteria were as follows: idiopathic PD, Hoehn & Yahr stage below 3, disease duration less than 10 years since disease diagnosis, men and women, age 55–75, lack of disorders that interfere with ability to perform static exercises on vibrating platform, willing to participate in exercise session performed on such platform.
The exclusion criteria were: venous thromboembolism, musculoskeletal disorders, implanted endoprosthesis, treated cardiovascular diseases including arrhythmias, neurodegenerative diseases except PD and involvement in intensive physical activity. Subjects’ details are given inTable 1 . Additionally, twelve (1 man and 11 women) healthy persons were enrolled into the supplementary group. The details are given in Table 2 .
All participants provided written informed consent. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Warsaw Medical University in Warsaw.
Inclusion criteria were as follows: idiopathic PD, Hoehn & Yahr stage below 3, disease duration less than 10 years since disease diagnosis, men and women, age 55–75, lack of disorders that interfere with ability to perform static exercises on vibrating platform, willing to participate in exercise session performed on such platform.
The exclusion criteria were: venous thromboembolism, musculoskeletal disorders, implanted endoprosthesis, treated cardiovascular diseases including arrhythmias, neurodegenerative diseases except PD and involvement in intensive physical activity. Subjects’ details are given in
All participants provided written informed consent. The study was approved by the Ethical Committee of Warsaw Medical University in Warsaw.
