Effect of Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) on Pulmonary Function and Speech in Parkinson's Disease

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effect of selected Osteopathic Manipulative Medicine (OMM) techniques on the respiratory system of people with Parkinson's Disease (PD) in comparison to light touch. Effectiveness will be measured through pulmonary function tests, chest wall expansion, and voice analysis. Selected subjects will be randomly assigned to one of the two groups: OMM treatment group or light touch group. Although OMM treatment has been used on PD patients, a randomized controlled study has not been done to establish its effect on PD respiratory function. The authors believe that this study will show OMM's effectiveness.