Parkinson's Disease: Can TMS Help?

A review of the evidence, and hope for the future, from excellent design.

Chen et al.3 , in their 2021 meta-analysis, found significantly improved short-term upper limb function and short-term and long-term walking performance. Again, having your arms and legs work is a big deal. Virtually everyone with Parkinson’s Disease used to be able to use their arms and legs as they saw fit. That was their entire life. When the disease hits, that “ease” of movement is removed.

The early evidence says TMS can help with these problems. One of the issues is that TMS hasn’t been studied in enough high-quality studies. Another is that TMS has, at least until now, only been available in clinics you’d have to walk to. If you have a mobility problem, getting to the clinic becomes non-trivially difficult.

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