The effects of yoga versus stretching and resistance training exercises on psychological distress for people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Kwok, JoJo Yan Yan; Kwan, Jackie Cheuk Yin; Auyeung, Man; Mok, Vincent Chung Tong; Chan, Helen Yue Lai

doi:10.1186/s13063-017-2223-x

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Table 2 Overview of the stretching and resistance exercise intervention

From: The effects of yoga versus stretching and resistance training exercises on psychological distress for people with mild-to-moderate Parkinson’s disease: study protocol for a randomized controlled trial

Week	Warm up	Resistance training	Stretching and cool down
1 − 2	Seated: Straight arm forward rotation¹ Straight arm backward rotation¹ Straight arm up-and-down flapping¹ Seated forward and backward stepping¹ Seated hip abduction and adduction stepping¹ Seated knee raise¹	Seated: Seated forward leg extension¹ Seated backward leg curl¹ Standing^a: Single leg knee raise² Alternate knee raise¹ Mini squat (30°)¹	Seated: Seated hamstring stretch²
3 − 4	Seated: Straight arm forward rotation¹ Straight arm backward rotation¹ Straight arm up-and-down flapping¹ Straight arm horizontal abduction and adduction¹ Trunk rotation and hold¹ Standing^a: Straight leg forward kick¹ Straight leg backward kick¹ Straight leg hip adduction and abduction¹ Alternate knee raise¹	Seated: Straight leg forward kick² Straight leg circling² Standing^a: Calf raise² Mini squat (45°)²	Standing^a: Hamstring stretch² Calf stretch²
5 − 6	Seated: Straight arm forward rotation¹ Straight arm backward rotation¹ Straight arm up-and-down flapping¹ Straight arm horizontal abduction and adduction¹ Trunk rotation and hold¹ Standing^a: Straight leg forward kick¹ Straight leg backward kick¹ Straight leg hip adduction and abduction¹ Alternate knee raise¹	Seated: Straight leg circling² Straight leg alternate crossover² Standing^a: Single leg standing² Single leg calf raise² Wall squat²	Standing^a: Hamstring stretch² Calf stretch² Upper trapezius stretch²
7 − 8	Seated: Straight arm forward rotation¹ Straight arm backward rotation¹ Straight arm up-and-down flapping¹ Straight arm horizontal abduction and adduction¹ Trunk rotation and hold¹ Standing^a: Straight leg forward kick¹ Straight leg backward kick¹ Straight leg hip adduction and abduction¹ Alternate knee raise¹	Standing^a: Single leg standing² Single leg calf raise² Side lunges² Wall squat²	Standing^a: Hamstring stretch² Calf stretch² Upper trapezius stretch² Side trunk flexion stretch² Forearm stretch²

^aStanding with hands rest on chair back; ¹10 s, two cycles, with 10 s rest; ²20 s, two cycles, with 10 s rest

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