Long-distance skiers may have 'motor reserve' that can delay onset of Parkinson's disease
Wednesday, February 12, 2020 - 08:40
in Health & Medicine
To better understand the relationship between physical activity and Parkinson's Disease (PD) investigators in Sweden analyzed medical records of nearly 200,000 long-distance skiers who took part in the Vasaloppet cross-country ski race. They established that a physically active lifestyle is associated with close to a 30% reduced risk for PD, which might be explained by a motor reserve among the physically active, however, this dissipates as individuals age.