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Implementation of Fine Motor Exercise Programming for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease:Occupational Therapy’s Role

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Simmons, Jessica. Implementation of Fine Motor Exercise Programming for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease:occupational Therapy’s Role. Howard, Brenda S..University of Indianapolis. 2019. uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/3507acd4-a1b1-4e21-921e-9fc7eb06111e?locale=en.

APA citation style (7th ed.)

S. Jessica. (2019). Implementation of Fine Motor Exercise Programming for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease:Occupational Therapy’s Role. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/3507acd4-a1b1-4e21-921e-9fc7eb06111e?locale=en

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Simmons, Jessica. Implementation of Fine Motor Exercise Programming for Persons with Parkinson’s Disease:occupational Therapy’s Role. University of Indianapolis. 2019. https://uindy.hykucommons.org/concern/generic_works/3507acd4-a1b1-4e21-921e-9fc7eb06111e?locale=en.

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This study examined occupational therapy's role in implementation of fine motor activities and fine motor exercises within the Rock Steady Boxing (RSB) exercise program to improve overall fine motor skills and coordination in boxers. The purposes of this study were: 1) To determine the impact of incorporating fine motor activities throughout RSB classes on improving fine motor coordination in persons with PD and, 2) To assess participants' perceptions of improvement in fine motor skills and, 3) To educate coaches, boxers, and family members on the use of adaptive equipment throughout boxing classes, the community, and within the home to increase overall independence and quality of life. An educational seminar was held on March 10th, 2019 at Rock Steady Boxing Flagship gym to educate and promote adaptive equipment in order to meet the the third objective of the Doctoral Capstone Experience (DCE). In attempt to expand the literature, an occupational therapy student conducted a pretest-posttest design to compare fine motor coordination before and after 8 weeks of participation in group-based motor activities, using the Nine Hole Peg Test (Oxford Grice et al., 2003). A convenience sample was recruited from current RSB participants via email. Participants' previous PDQ-39 was used to identify perceived fine motor deficits. Data collection for each participant occurred in a 15 to 30-minute session where the researcher reviewed and obtained informed consent, demographics such as age and gender, and administered the NHPT pre and post the 8-week fine motor activity intervention. Although the difference in means from pre to post NHPT (p=.150) of the right upper extremity did not show statistical significance, the findings of this study suggest that left upper extremity results tended toward significance in difference of means from pre to post NHPT (p=.058). Although both upper extremities did not show statistical significance the study may not have been adequately powered to achieve significance secondary to type II error.

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