International Study on the Benefits of Boxing Training for Patients with Parkinson's Disease
At the end of September, a study will be launched to evaluate and analyse the benefits of the training of boxing on patients suffering from Parkinson's disease.
This will be a study on 39 patients (27 men and 12 women) who will be treated with training sessions of two sessions per week for a period of 6 months. A series of tests will be carried out at the beginning of the treatment and repeated at the end to assess any improvements.
The study, to be published in a international magazineis conducted in cooperation between theUniversity of Florence, l'University of Pittsburgh, l'Ohio University and the Training Lab Florence.
It was made possible thanks to the contribution made by the Cassa di Risparmio di Firenze Foundation to the Association Un Gancio al Parkinson whose aim is to do clinical research on this method.
It will be the first study of its kind in Italy e of the world's largest studyboth in terms of the number of subjects and the duration of treatment. The only study currently in the literature, in fact, analysed six subjects over a period of three months.
The co-partnership of two American universities of other prestige gives a special value to the study.
Tuscany could be the first region in Italy to formalise guidelines for this method, which has already yielded excellent results. In a study with 15 patients (evaluated with tests performed at the beginning and end of treatment) treated for three months, the following were in fact seen improvements in 100% of cases.
The Association Un Gancio Al Parkinson, which is hosted at the Centro Training Lab Firenze, wants to continue with its goals: to continue with the clinical researchalways offer in a way free patient care and create scholarships for young doctors interested in neuro-degenerative diseases that are widely spread.
Essential points of the project:
- First study of its kind in Italy
- The largest study in terms of number of patients and duration of treatment in the literature.
- Thanks to the contribution of the Fondazione Cassa di Risparmio
- International study: University of Florence, University of Pittsburgh, Ohio
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