Disease & Conditions,Health & Fitness,Parkinson's Disease

How to Get Treatment and Live With Parkinson’s Disease17 Sep

Example 1

Chris

Chris now suffers from Parkinson’s Disease, but years ago no one would have guessed that would happen. He worked for a number of years as a delivery truck driver and was no couch potato. Chris enjoyed work as a handyman and a gardener plus in high school he enjoyed a variety of sports. Years later as Chris entered into his late 40s he noticed some changes. The right side of his body seemed to stop working. His right arm wouldn’t swing as he walked and his foot began to drag rather than walk smoothly.

It was confirmed that Chris indeed did have Parkinson’s Disease. Only one year later and he was affected by the disease. He could not use his right hand, could not write, was slow, had head movements that he could not control plus his medications were increased. With nothing to do, but sleep Chris decided to turn to DBS therapy, which uses a device that is implanted into the brain and helps to block the signals that the disease sends to the brain. Chris… Read More

Disease & Conditions,Health & Fitness,Parkinson's Disease

How to Understand Parkinson’s Disease19 Sep

What is Parkinson’s disease?

Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder or a neurological illness that is caused by the slow loss of cells in the small portion of the brain known as the substantia nigra. As the cells die, the brain cannot produce a vital chemical – dopamine. The illness was named after Dr. James Parkinson from London that described the illness in 1817. Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder that slowly progresses over time with the symptoms increasing in severity as the disorder increases. As the disease progresses old symptoms become worse and new symptoms appear.

Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease

Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease include slowing movement, shaking of the hands, stiffness, loss of facial expression, loss of balance, reduction in the volume of speech, reduction in the clarity of speech, problems swallowing, dry skin, change in handwriting size, urinary problems, constipation, and depression.

Most individuals with the onset of Parkinson’s Disease notice a tremor with one hand. However, some individuals do not have any tremors or shaking at all in the early stages. Remember the symptoms listed above are the… Read More