• Effectiveness

  Major (for Improve mobility)
• Side effects

  Moderate (for Overall) (slow movement (bradykinesia), dystonia)
• Adherence

  Usually
• Burden

  Somewhat hard to take

Dosage: 30 min Weekly

Advice & Tips: The treadmill has several advantages over walking on a track or outdoors. If you're prone to freezing, you probably won't freeze on a treadmill. Also, you can hold on to the rails if you have balance problems. And by increasing the slope, you can dramatically increase the effort without having to raise the speed and risk injury. I also find that if I push really hard, holding on to the rails helps me go faster and/or farther than I would be able to otherwise. If I go too fast, too far, or too often, I find I am a lot slower the next time I try the treadmill. I also am prone to getting dystonia if I overdo it. But one unexpected benefit is that if I push hard, then get adequate rest, I tend to get noticeably faster after just a few sessions. And if I do get dystonia from doing something, I can do that same thing a few more times and I adjust so that dystonia doesn't happen.

Cost: < $25 monthly