Cerebellar Ataxia- Can Exercise Help?

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In this video, I review a portion from the many studies that support the benefits of exercise for acquired, progress and degenerative forms of cerebellar ataxia. Below are some supplemental resources and links to the research content quoted in the video.

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-Elizabeth
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YouTube Videos:
"Coordinative Training and Motor Performance in Cerebellar Ataxia"
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Coordinative Training Exercises for Ataxia
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"Evidence Based Exercises for Coordination and Balance"
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References:

*** Cerebellar Stroke Occupational Therapy and Physical Therapy Management from Intensive Care Unit to Outpatient: A Case Report
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/arti...

**** Functional Recovery After Rehabilitation for Cerebellar Stroke
https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.11...

*** Cerebellar ataxia rehabilitation trial in degenerative cerebellar diseases
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22140...

***The assessment and treatment of postural disorders in cerebellar ataxia: a systematic review
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/24582...

***Intensive coordinative training improves motor performance in degenerative cerebellar disease
https://n.neurology.org/content/73/22...
https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/19864...

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Supplemental resources:

*** Chien HF, Zonta MB, Chen J, Diaferia G, Viana CF, Teive HAG, Pedroso JL, Barsottini OGP. Rehabilitation in patients with cerebellar ataxias. Arq Neuropsiquiatr. 2022 Mar;80(3):306-315. doi: 10.1590/0004-282X-ANP-2021-0065. PMID: 35239817; PMCID: PMC9648943.

***Gandhi, Chaitali et al. “Effect of gaze stability exercise along with proprioception training to improve balance in cerebellar ataxia.” International journal of physical education, sports and health 2 (2015): 248-251.

***Kathleen M Gill-Body and others, Rehabilitation of Balance in Two Patients With Cerebellar Dysfunction, Physical Therapy, Volume 77, Issue 5, 1 May 1997, Pages 534–552, https://doi.org/10.1093/ptj/77.5.534

***Keller JL, Bastian AJ. A home balance exercise program improves walking in people with cerebellar ataxia. Neurorehabil Neural Repair. 2014 Oct;28(8):770-8. doi: 10.1177/1545968314522350. Epub 2014 Feb 13. PMID: 24526707; PMCID: PMC4133325.

***Takimoto K, Omon K, Murakawa Y, et al Case of cerebellar ataxia successfully treated by virtual reality-guided rehabilitation BMJ Case Reports CP 2021;14:e242287

***Synofzik M, Ilg W. Motor training in degenerative spinocerebellar disease: ataxia-specific improvements by intensive physiotherapy and exergames. Biomed Res Int. 2014;2014:583507. doi: 10.1155/2014/583507. Epub 2014 Apr 27. PMID: 24877117; PMCID: PMC4022207.

***Ustinova KI, Chernikova LA, Dull A, Perkins J. Physical therapy for correcting postural and coordination deficits in patients with mild-to-moderate traumatic brain injury. Physiother Theory Pract. 2015 Jan;31(1):1-7. doi: 10.3109/09593985.2014.945674. Epub 2014 Aug 1. PMID: 25083579.