Changes in corticomotor pathway excitability after exercise training in Parkinson's disease.

Federica GinanneschiLuca Valerio MessaCarla BattistiAlessandro Rossi

Published in: Neurological sciences : official journal of the Italian Neurological Society and of the Italian Society of Clinical Neurophysiology (2021)

Exercise training affects the larger motoneurons, that is those activated at higher TMS stimulation intensity. These motoneurones are related to the large, type II motor units. Clinical improvement after exercise may depend upon restoration of the recruitment of the large motor unit, i.e., those necessary to perform rapid and strong movements, known to be deficient in PD.

Keyphrases

high intensity
skeletal muscle
physical activity
transcranial magnetic stimulation
transcranial direct current stimulation
resistance training
body composition
sensitive detection