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We have this at the hospitals in the city near me. It is done with cardiologist supervision, rehab, exercise physio.., PT. and a nurse who are present. Blood pressures and pulse are monitored continuously. Extensive testing is done prior to the program. This isn't done at some exercise club. Treadmill training takes many medical professionals and determination from the patient. A nutritionist also plays a role in the program and weekly 45 min classes are attended. To help with the gait problem they have a harness like device hung from the ceiling. Like Peter Pan. My husband said I can't buy one:( nancy m. Raymond Strand wrote: > > Benjamin Winter wrote: > > > > >Treadmill training with body weight support: > > >Its effect on Parkinson's disease > > >I Miyai, Y Fujimoto, Y Ueda, H Yamamoto, S Nozaki, T Saito, > > J Kang > > >Arch Phys Med Rehabil 2000;81:849-52 > > > > > >Ten patients with PD (Hoehn & Yahr stage 2.5-3) were > > randomized ... > > > > >scores improved more with treadmill training than physical > > therapy (p<0.0005 for each) ... > > > > Gimme a break! There is no way that an experiment with only > > ten subjects can yield statisticaly significant results - > > and "p<0.0005" suggests an outcome that is overwhelmingly > > persuasive, not merely significant. > > statistics can be used in a lot of ways > > there is an area of statistics called "robust" small sample > sample sizes can be 5 > 10 samples are a breaking point for other formulas > > you are right > significant the results are not necessarily interesting > but, may lead into justification for larger studies > invoving the expense of more subjects. > > > > > Ben Winter > > ----------on the edge of the prairie abyss--------- > > Ray Strand > > 48/dx PD 2 yrs/40? onset/retired > > list instructions: > http://parkinsons-information-exchange-network-online.com/mailopt.html