Core Principles – Quiz

How do you explain the major difference between motor output and cardiovascular output?

Frazzitta et al (2015) investigated the effects of a 4 week multidisciplinary intensive rehab treatment repeated once a year, over 2 years. Motor performance in the intervention group improved at all time measures, but only when combined with increased drug treatments.

(All motor performance and activity of daily living scores were better than baseline in the intervention group (and remained stable in the control group). However, the intervention seemed to delay the need for increasing drug treatment)

The authors in Frazzitta et al have suggested that intensive blocks of exercise and multidisciplinary treatment for people with Parkinson's Disease may:

Zemankova et al (2016) outlined psychosocial modulators which boost motor learning and performance for people with Parkinson's Disease. Which of the following are the key factors?

Motor learning has been shown to improve when working with a partner, rather than in isolation. This supports the benefit of exercise buddies and group work for people with Parkinson's. What are the reasons for this?

Alberts et al (2016) found that a forced exercise intervention (on a stationary tandem bicycle) and anti-parkinsonian medications produced similar benefits in PD symptom improvement and similar patterns of fMRI activation. What did the authors postulate was the reason for this?

Regions of interest examined on fMRI were: primary motor cortex; supplementary motor cortex; thalamus; globus pallidus; and putamen. Why were these areas chosen?