Abstract
BACKGROUND: Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is the second most common disease among the older adult population and the 14th leading cause of death in the United States. PD is a neurogenerative disease in which symptoms such as rigidity, loss of coordination, shuffling gait, and tremors impact an individual's activity participation. Additionally, these symptoms can lead to an increased number of falls for the individual, increased isolation, as well as other physical and psychosocial impairments.|PURPOSE: This critically appraised topic (CAT) is aimed at determining the effectiveness of movement-based interventions on minimizing Parkinsonian symptoms for functional performance in individuals with PD.|METHODS: Level IB and level IIB randomized controlled trials were analyzed and included in the CAT if they were published in the last 10 years, were peer-reviewed, included interventions that were movement-based, participants had a diagnosis of PD, and outcomes included improvements in Parkinsonian symptoms.|RESULTS: Level IB and level IIB research completed on the effectiveness of movement-based interventions for individuals with PD revealed positive evidence regarding the effectiveness of movement-based interventions to increase quality of life, sleep, motor performance, non-motor performance, and decrease Parkinsonian symptoms for individuals diagnosed with PD.