Introduction

            Parkinson’s disease is a progressive degenerative brain disorder, which can leave patients completely debilitated. Most common in men, Parkinson’s affects around 50,000 Americans each year. With no current cure for this disease, treatment is used to help patients have a healthy/ active lifestyle. The symptoms of this disease mostly involve the physical attributes of a patient, but there are a few mental effects as well. In the later stages of Parkinson’s patients typically become less responsive to the treatment they are given, which is when therapy becomes important.  The Michael J. Fox Foundation, the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, the National Parkinson’s Foundation, and the Paul Ruby Foundation for Parkinson’s Research are only just a few of the many foundations that are conducting research in order to find a cure for Parkinson’s Disease. After my phone interview with one of the lead researchers at the National Parkinson’s Foundation, I learned that eventually a cure will be found, but after a long period of time.