Parkinson's Disease is devastating for both the individual and the family. There is always associated depression and anxiety with PD. There was a single blind randomized study done to look at the effects on yoga on these psychological factors.
At baseline measures of mobility, severity of motor symptoms, symptoms of anxiety and depression were assessed and at 20 weeks
Participants in the mindfulness of yoga program arm of the study had signi9ficant improvement in anxiety and depression compared to participants who did not do yoga
However motor functioning and mobility was improved in both groups.
More studies on the effectiveness of yoga need to be done