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Background

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease is a progressive neurological disorder, which has no definitive cause, however a lack of dopamine production is known to be a contributing factor ^[1].Low levels of dopamine results in bradykinesia, or the slowness of movement, which is one of the most recognisable symptoms of Parkinson's disease ^[1] ^[2]. Parkinson's disease can also affect a person's sleep and memory, and cause pain and potentially depression ^[1]. The disease does not cause death, and can be lived with for a long time, however, a person's quality of life is degraded ^[1].

Prevalence

In Australia currently, approximately 80,000 have Parkinson's disease, with the average age of diagnosis around 65 ^[1].

Effect of high intensity resistance training

The is currently no cure for Parkinson's, however there are treatments to help people deal with symptoms ^[1].

References

↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Parkinson's Australia. (2015). What is Parkinson's? Retrieved from http://www.parkinsons.org.au/what-is-parkinsons Invalid <ref> tag; name "Parkinson's Australia" defined multiple times with different content
↑ Berardelli, A, Rothwell, J.C., Thompson, P. D., Hallett, M. (2001). Pathophysiology of bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease. Brain, 124(11), 2131-2146.

[Parkinson's_Australia-1] ↑ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Parkinson's Australia. (2015). What is Parkinson's? Retrieved from http://www.parkinsons.org.au/what-is-parkinsons Invalid <ref> tag; name "Parkinson's Australia" defined multiple times with different content

[Berardelli-2] Berardelli, A, Rothwell, J.C., Thompson, P. D., Hallett, M. (2001). Pathophysiology of bradykinesia in Parkinson’s disease. Brain, 124(11), 2131-2146.

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