Author: Moon S1, Sarmento CVM2, Steinbacher M3, Smirnova IV4, Colgrove Y5, Lai SM6, Lyons KE7, Liu W8
Affiliation: <sup>1</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: smoon@kumc.edu.
<sup>2</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA; Department of Physical Therapy, Department of Physical Therapy, California State University, Fresno, CA, USA. Electronic address: caio@mail.fresnostate.edu.
<sup>3</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: msteinbacher2@kumc.edu.
<sup>4</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: ismrinova@kumc.edu.
<sup>5</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: ycolgrove@kumc.edu.
<sup>6</sup>Department of Population Health, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: slai@kumc.edu.
<sup>7</sup>Department of Neurology, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: klyons@kumc.edu.
<sup>8</sup>Department of Physical Therapy and Rehabilitation Science, University of Kansas Medical Center, Kansas City, KS, USA. Electronic address: wliu@kumc.edu.
Conference/Journal: Complement Ther Clin Pract.
Date published: 2020 May
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Volume ID: 39 , Pages: 101169 , Special Notes: doi: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101169. Epub 2020 Apr 2. , Word Count: 193
Non-motor symptoms (NMS) including sleep disorders, anxiety, depression, fatigue, and cognitive decline can significantly impact quality of life in people with PD. Qigong exercise is a mind-body exercise that shows a wide range of benefits in various medical conditions. The purpose of this study was to investigate the effect of Qigong exercise on NMS with a focus on sleep quality. Seventeen participants completed a 12-week intervention of Qigong (n = 8) or sham Qigong (n = 9). Disease severity, anxiety and depression levels, fatigue, cognition, quality of life, and other NMS of the participants were evaluated prior to the intervention and at the end of the 12-week intervention. After the intervention, both Qigong and sham-Qigong group showed significant improvement in sleep quality (p < 0.05) and overall NMS (p < 0.05). No significant difference was found between groups. Qigong exercise has the potential as a rehabilitation method for people with PD, specifically alleviating NMS in PD. However, this finding needs to be carefully considered due to the small sample size and potentially low intervention fidelity of this study.
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KEYWORDS: Mind–body exercise; Parkinson's disease; Qigong; Six healing sounds; Sleep
PMID: 32379638 DOI: 10.1016/j.ctcp.2020.101169