Sessions of exercises for the recovery of midline symmetry, diaphragmatic breathing exercises, stretching of the latissimus dorsi respecting the global elongation according to the Mézières Method.

Sessions of home based exercises performed by the patients at their domicile after a training session about the exercise program made by a physiotherapy. The exercises aimed at promoting trunk control in static and dynamic position according to the specific guidelines for Parkinson's disease and proprioceptive exercises for the recovery of balance. An illustrated exercises booklet was given to the patient.

10 sessions of rehabilitative treatment according to the Mézières Method, 2 sessions per week for 5 weeks, each lasting 1 hour.

It is a widely used clinical tests to evaluate static and dynamic balance of a subject. The total score is 56 (> 45 safe walking without aids/low tendency to fall, > 35 safe walking with aids). The test lasts 15-20 minutes, and includes 14 simple tasks. The success in achieving each task is evaluated assigned a score from zero (dependent) to four (independent), and the final measure is the sum of all scores. The scale is considered the gold standard for providing useful information on the predictive estimation of the risk of falls.

It is a scale for the assessment of pain and it's based on a ten point scale, where 0 means no pain and 10 the greatest pain ever both at rest and during movements.