## Abstract Even with optimal medical management using drugs or neurosurgery, patients with Parkinson's disease (PD) are faced with progressively increasing mobility problems. For this reason, many patients require additional physical therapy. Here, we review the professional evolution and scientif
Physical and occupational therapy in Parkinson's disease
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 2002
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 65 KB
- Volume
- 17
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0885-3185
- DOI
- 10.1002/mds.5576
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