Advanced age is associated with an increased risk for falls in aging adults. Older adults are also more likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), with advanced age as the most significant risk factor. PD is a neurodegenerative disorder with four Cardinal motor symptoms: rigidity, bradykinesia, postural instability, and tremor. Thus, people (person)-with-Parkinson’s disease (PwP) have an even greater risk of falling than non-disorder age-matched peers. Exercise is an activity requiring physical effort, typically carried out to sustain or improve overall health and fitness, and it lowers the risk of falls in the general population. The sport of golf provides a low-impact all-around workout promoting a range of motion, activation of muscles in the upper and lower body, flexibility, and balance. Swinging a golf club offers a unique combination of high amplitude axial rotation, strengthening postural musculature, coordination, and stabilization, demonstrating the potential to impact PD symptoms positively. Golf may be a novel exercise treatment regimen for PD to use in conjunction with traditional medical therapy. We completed a literature review to determine the relationship between the game of golf, PD, and the risk of falls. We concluded that regularly playing golf can lower the risk for falls in community ambulating older adults with PD and demonstrates the potential to improve quality of life for PwP.

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高尔夫是一项体育活动，可以潜在地降低患有帕金森氏病的老年人跌倒的风险

高龄与成年成年人跌倒的风险增加有关。老年人也更有可能被诊断出患有帕金森氏病（PD），而高龄是最重要的危险因素。PD是一种神经退行性疾病，具有四个主要的运动症状：僵硬，运动迟缓，姿势不稳和震颤。因此，患有帕金森氏病（PwP）的人（跌倒）的患病风险要比年龄相匹配的无障碍同龄人更大。运动是一项需要体力劳动的活动，通常是为了维持或改善整体健康状况和体适能而进行的运动，它降低了普通人群跌倒的风险。高尔夫运动提供了低冲击的全方位锻炼，可促进一系列运动，上，下身肌肉的激活，柔韧性和平衡感。挥杆高尔夫球杆提供了高振幅轴向旋转，增强姿势肌肉组织，协调性和稳定性的独特组合，展示了积极影响PD症状的潜力。高尔夫可能是PD与传统医学疗法结合使用的一种新颖的运动治疗方案。我们完成了一篇文献综述，以确定高尔夫，PD和跌倒风险之间的关系。我们得出的结论是，定期打高尔夫可以降低社区活动不便的PD患者跌倒的风险，并显示出改善PwP生活质量的潜力。高尔夫可能是PD与传统医学疗法结合使用的一种新颖的运动治疗方案。我们完成了一篇文献综述，以确定高尔夫，PD和跌倒风险之间的关系。我们得出的结论是，定期打高尔夫球可以降低社区活动不便的PD患者跌倒的风险，并显示出改善PwP生活质量的潜力。高尔夫可能是PD与传统医学疗法结合使用的一种新颖的运动治疗方案。我们完成了一篇文献综述，以确定高尔夫，PD和跌倒风险之间的关系。我们得出的结论是，定期打高尔夫球可以降低社区活动不便的PD患者跌倒的风险，并显示出改善PwP生活质量的潜力。