Olawuwo S.O
a Physical Therapist and Lecturer at the University of Jos, Department of Special Education & Rehabilitation Science.
PhD candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod Russia.
PhD candidate in Cognitive Neuroscience, National Research Lobachevsky State University of Nizhny Novgorod Russia.
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Key words: Therapeutic exercise, motor symptoms, balance, Parkinson´s disease
Methods: We reviewed the literature on PD in SSA. We searched the MEDLINE, PUBMED and African Journal online for studies on PD in Sub-Sahara Africa, and included those that were community based, conducted in any Sub-Sahara Africa country and reported on challenges, awareness, mortality, risk factors and care.
Results: We found few community-based studies. Most of the studies were hospital based. There were few studies on PD mortality and risk factors in SSA. Few studies dealt with issues of access to PD care. Most of the studies on PD care showed that care is still not mostly supportive. South Africa performs slightly better than other SSA.
Conclusion: There have not been many studies on optimal Parkinson disease care in SSA. The few studies seen showed that care has not been majorly supportive
Key words: physical fitness, waist to hip ratio, anthropometric, flexibility.
Key words: Therapeutic exercise, motor symptoms, balance, Parkinson´s disease
Methods: We reviewed the literature on PD in SSA. We searched the MEDLINE, PUBMED and African Journal online for studies on PD in Sub-Sahara Africa, and included those that were community based, conducted in any Sub-Sahara Africa country and reported on challenges, awareness, mortality, risk factors and care.
Results: We found few community-based studies. Most of the studies were hospital based. There were few studies on PD mortality and risk factors in SSA. Few studies dealt with issues of access to PD care. Most of the studies on PD care showed that care is still not mostly supportive. South Africa performs slightly better than other SSA.
Conclusion: There have not been many studies on optimal Parkinson disease care in SSA. The few studies seen showed that care has not been majorly supportive
Key words: physical fitness, waist to hip ratio, anthropometric, flexibility.