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Table 2 Control group exercise intervention description

From: Effects of virtual rehabilitation versus conventional physical therapy on postural control, gait, and cognition of patients with Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled feasibility trial

Modality

Format

Time

Exercises

Intensity

Examples of exercises

Warm up

Group

5 min

Anterior-posterior gait

Lateral gait

N/A

Gait training in association with active movements of the upper limbs

Dual task training associating cognitive and motor activities

Balance

Group

15 min

Stable and unstable surfaces

Progressive levels of complexities in reducing the base of support

With visual and auditory cues

N/A

Tandem position

Standing on one leg

Raising body on the forefoot

Without visual afferent (open and closed eyes)

Physical conditioning

Free rhythm set to music

15 min

Gait with change in speed

Gait bypassing and overcoming obstacles

Circuit

Intensity of the exercises; will use the Borg scale and heart rate

Up and down stairs

Multiple direction changes

“Zig-zag” movements

Walk in tandem

Strength

Individual training

10 min

Concentric isotonic exercises in the sitting or supine position

Three sets of 10 repetitions with elastic bands or weights on the ankles

60 s intervals

Trunk extensors, scapular stabilizers, knee extensors, and hip abductors and extensors

Postural transfers training

Group

5 min

Movement fragmentation conducting the training activities approaching the day-to-day

Requested each subsequent session to repeat the trained movement

Get up and sit down in the chair

Get up and lie in bed

Get up from the floor

Flexibility and cooldown

Group

5 min

Static muscle stretching in sitting or supine position

3 RPE

30 s

Cervical and trunk extensors, shoulder flexors, elbow extensors, and flexors of the hip and knee

  1. N/A not applicable, RPE repetitions