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. 2018 May 24;9:348. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2018.00348
Targets Exercises
  • Prevention of inactivity and fear of falling

  • Prevention of falls

  • Improving physical activity levels

  • Recognizing the onset of fluctuations and adopting suitable movement strategies

  • Learning simple motor exercises of increasing difficulty to be self-administered at home

  • Segmental exercises of active or assisted mobilization (flexion–extension, prono-supination) to increase strength, mobility, and coordination of four limbs

  • Stretching of anterior and posterior muscular kinetic chains

  • Improvement of static balance: standing (uni- and bipedal), sitting, and quadrupedal posture

  • Improvement of dynamic balance: ambulation on paths of increasing levels of difficulty (e.g., turns, obstacles, etc.)

  • Postural changes: from sitting/quadrupedal to standing, from supine/prone to lateral

  • Occupational therapy exercises

  • Gait training with rhythmic auditory stimulation (for about 50% of the duration of each session)