The Efficacy of Music Therapy as an Alternate Treatment for Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease characterized by dopaminergic neuron loss, which negatively impacts motor movements and mood (Kalia & Lang, 2015). As a result, dopamine, serotonin, and tropomyosin receptor kinase levels decrease (Politis & Niccolini, 2015). There is no cure for PD (Lew, 2007), but by understanding the effects of music therapy and its mechanisms, we can use music therapy as an adjunctive or alternate treatment for PD.