A Comparative Study between General Exercise and Frenkel’s Exercise among Parkinson’s

Background: Parkinson’s disease affects the neuromuscular system due to the degeneration of the dopamine producing cells. The major symptoms are rigidity of the muscles, unilateral tremors, slow movements, postural changes. An even distribution of weight enabling someone or something to remain upright and steady is known as balance. Parkinson patients are prone to falls due to the gait changes and postural instability. The causes of postural changes in Parkinson’s patients can be attributed to a numerous factors and the parkinsonian population is diverse. The effect of Parkinson’s disease on active daily living appears unclear, with studies reporting decrease activities of the patient. The decrease activities are effective predicators of postural deficits and falling of Parkinson’s disease patients. Objective: To compare the effects of general exercise and Frenkel’s exercise in Parkinson’s. Methodology: 10 Parkinson’s patients under medications, both male and female aged above 50 years and categorised between mild to moderate according to PDQ 39 questionnaire were selected and divided in to two groups, Group A and Group B. General exercise and Frenkel’s exercises were given to each groups respectively. The pre and post test scores were analysed. Outcome Measures: PDQ-39 questionnaire. Results: The results show that Frenkel’s exercise shows much more improvement than general exercise. Conclusion: From the results it is evident that Frenkel’s exercise is effective than general exercise. Hence it is suggested that Frenkel’s exercise can be used to show better improvement.