Abstract: Objective To investigate the effect of rehabilitation education of movement disorders of Parkinson's disease in general hospital. Methods The postgraduates and visited physicians in department of neurology received curriculum of rehabilitation for movement disorders. They were investigated with the questionnaire after curriculum. Results All the postgraduates and visited physicians accepted the role of rehabilitation for movement disorders after the curriculum (P<0.001), and learnt some knowledge about the rehabilitation. Most postgraduates (37/62) preferred teaching based on clinical cases, while the visited physicians (49/60) preferred demonstration. For the content, most the postgraduates (35/62) preferred academic progress, and the visited physician (50/60) preferred operation and practice. Conclusion It is necessary and feasible to teach rehabilitation for movement disorders in neurology of general hospital.

Key words: Parkinson's disease, rehabilitation medicine, education, postgraduate, visited physician