Parkinson’s Disease – How Virtual Reality Exercises can Improve the Neurorehabilitation Process

Nowadays, neurorehabilitation has started to benefit from the evolution of technology - from robotics to motion recognition and virtual reality, the complex procedures needed to recover lost functionalities after a neurological condition can be improved and made more accessible for a wide range of patients. Parkinson's Disease is a disorder which can benefit greatly from the adaptability of the virtual environments. Our paper analyzes Parkinson's Disease as a medical disorder and the currently existing classical and technological treatments. We then present our own system, including specially designed exercises for training specific competencies which were lost or affected by the neurological disorder.