Abe Kazuo, Hashida Goichi, Takagi Keishi, Matsuo Yoshimi, Uchiyama Akiko, Koura Ayano, Inoue Satoru
Department of Neurology, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, D-4, 2-2 Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan.
No To Shinkei. 2005 Jun;57(6):481-90.
Rehabilitation aims to provide patients and their supporters with the knowledge, skills and support necessary to maintain their autonomy, minimize disability and maximize the level of participation of individual. This may be the case in Parkinson's disease (PD) patients. However, to our knowledge, previous papers concerning rehabilitation for PD patients have been not easily to understand and not suit for usage in clinical activities. In this review, we provide comprehensive explanations for daily rehabilitation in their habitation for PD patients and doctors.