Key result
A 6-week rehabilitation program significantly increased the high-frequency power of heart rate variability from 111.71 to 187.18 (p=0.005) and decreased the LF/HF ratio from 1.65 to 0.72 (p=0.04) in patients with Parkinson's disease.
Why the study?
Does a 6-week rehabilitation program improve autonomic nervous system regulation measured by heart rate variability in patients with Parkinson's disease?
Does a 6-week rehabilitation program improve autonomic nervous system regulation measured by heart rate variability in patients with Parkinson's disease?
Absolute Event Rate: 187.18% vs 111.71%
p-value: p=0.005
A 6-week rehabilitation program in patients with Parkinson's disease significantly improved heart rate variability parameters, suggesting positive changes in autonomic regulation.
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Rehabilitation may benefit autonomic function in Parkinson's; hypothesis-generating and should not change practice yet.
Uhlíř et al. (2012) studied Parkinson's disease (n=50). Rehabilitation program vs. Baseline (before rehabilitation) was evaluated on Spectral parameter Power HF in a repeated supine position (p=0.005). A 6-week rehabilitation program significantly increased the high-frequency power of heart rate variability from 111.71 to 187.18 (p=0.005) and decreased the LF/HF ratio from 1.65 to 0.72 (p=0.04) in patients with Parkinson's disease.