Baduanjin exercise
Intervention1 paper4 findings
In a human trial, Baduanjin exercise alongside conventional physiotherapy improves Berg Balance Scale scores and six-minute walking distance in nursing-home residents with Parkinson's disease over 12 weeks, but has no effect on MDS-UPDRS Part III or Timed Up and Go performance.
- Human trial1
Outcomes
4MDS-UPDRS Part III
no changein humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
MDS-UPDRS Part III
no changein humans1Moderate certainty
Baduanjin exercise has no effect on MDS-UPDRS Part III in humans (1.78 points (95% CI, -5.11 to 8.67)).
Human trialwith conventional physiotherapy in nursing-home residents with Parkinson's disease12 weeksn = 27
Integrating Baduanjin exercise into Parkinson's rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 9 Sep 2026
Timed Up and Go test
no changein humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Timed Up and Go test
no changein humans1Moderate certainty
Baduanjin exercise has no effect on Timed Up and Go test in humans (-4.73 s (95% CI, -9.49 to 0.03)).
Human trialwith conventional physiotherapy in nursing-home residents with Parkinson's disease12 weeksn = 27
Integrating Baduanjin exercise into Parkinson's rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 9 Sep 2026
Six-minute walk test
upin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Six-minute walk test
upin humans1Moderate certainty
Baduanjin exercise improves six-minute walk test in humans (38.76 m (95% CI, 17.39 to 60.13)).
Human trialwith conventional physiotherapy in nursing-home residents with Parkinson's disease12 weeksn = 27
Integrating Baduanjin exercise into Parkinson's rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 9 Sep 2026
Berg Balance Scale
upin humans1Moderate certainty
1 study
Berg Balance Scale
upin humans1Moderate certainty
Baduanjin exercise improves Berg Balance Scale in humans (adjusted mean difference, 9.93 points (95% CI, 3.64 to 16.23)).
Human trialwith conventional physiotherapy in nursing-home residents with Parkinson's disease12 weeksn = 27
Integrating Baduanjin exercise into Parkinson's rehabilitation: a randomized controlled trial · Frontiers in aging neuroscience · 9 Sep 2026