Table 1: Inclusion/exclusion study criteria.
Inclusion Criteria Exclusion Criteria
Male or Female; aged 35-89; History of seizure disorder, including febrile seizures, fainting spells or syncope of unknown cause(s);
Diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD) confirmed by a neurologist with expertise in movement disorders; Neurological disorder other than PD including stroke (mild-to-moderate micro vascular disease is allowed), traumatic brain injury, brain tumors, hydrocephalus;
Hoehn and Yahr stage 2 to 4; Major or unstable medical illness;
On L-Dopa and/or Dopamine Agonist daily treatment regimen; Pacemakers, neurostimulators, tattoos or metal foreign bodies in the head area;
On a stable medication regimen at least 2 weeks prior the enrollment in the study and, in the view of the treating neurologist, unlikely to require medication adjustments in the following 3 months; Untreated depression; or Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)>22
Posture, locomotion and balance deficits requiring at least 10 sessions of physical therapy. Taking any of the following medications within the four weeks prior to the start of the study: imipramine, amitriptyline, doxepin, nortriptyline, maprotiline, bupropion, chlorpromazine, clozapine, foscarnet, ganciclovir, ritonavir, or theophylline;
History of moderate or severe dementia, or Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA) <22;
Physical therapy treatment contraindications as determined by physiotherapist.