Effects of physical exercise programs on cognitive function in Parkinson's disease patients: A systematic review of randomized controlled trials of the last 10 years.
Franciele Cascaes da SilvaRodrigo da Rosa IopLaiana Cândido de OliveiraAlice Mathea BollJosé Gustavo Souza de AlvarengaPaulo José Barbosa Gutierres FilhoLídia Mara Aguiar Bezerra de MeloAndré Junqueira XavierRudney da SilvaPublished in: PloS one (2018)
Physical exercise programs promote positive and significant effects on global cognitive function, processing speed, sustained attention and mental flexibility in PD patients, at a mild to moderate stage for patients with a 6-year clinical diagnosis of PD. However, treadmill training performed 3 times a week for about 60 minutes and for a period of 24 weeks produced larger improvements in cognition.