• 05 May 2022
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What is Parkinson's Disease? What Are The Physiotherapy Treatments For Parkinson's Disease?

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First recognized as a disease in the early 1800s by James Parkinson, Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disorder. An estimated 7-10 million patients have Parkinson's Disease, globally.

In this blog, we will find out what Parkinson's Disease is, the causes and symptoms and how Physiotherapy can help patients with Parkinson's Disease to lead a normal life.

What is Parkinson's Disease?

Parkinson's Disease is a severe neurodegenerative disorder that directly impacts the patient’s body movements and disrupts their normal day-to-day functioning.

Critical cognitive processes of the patient are severely impacted, that includes regulation, planning, and execution of behavior. One of the most common manifestations of this disease is Bradykinesia, which means slowness of movement along with rigidity, weakness, and tremor.

In the late stage of Parkinson’s disease, the patient finds it difficult to chew, since it impacts the muscles in the mouth, leading to poor nutrition and in some extreme cases, choking.

Causes and Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s disease is caused by the loss of nerve cells in the substantia nigra, which is a part of the brain that produces dopamine.

Now, dopamine is a chemical that acts as a messenger between the brain and nervous system and helps humans to coordinate body movements, and to control their movements.

Once the quantity of dopamine drops in the brain, the person is not able to control his/her body movements, and the overall functioning of the body slows down, thereby impacting the patient’s day-to-day normal life.

Some of the most common and visible symptoms of Parkinson’s disease include:

●Slowed movement or bradykinesia

●Tremors in fingers, and hands

●Rigidity in muscles

●Improper posture and gait

●Loss of balance while walking, standing, running, jumping

●Unconscious or automatic body movements such as blinking, yawning, smiling, etc gets impacted, and eventually are lost

●Speech becomes impaired, and monotone

●It becomes very hard to write

Physiotherapy for Parkinson's Disease

In recent times, suggestions and recommendations for Physiotherapy have rapidly increased for helping patients with Parkinson’s disease, because of the positive results attained.

Even the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence has recommended physiotherapy for Parkinson’s disease patients, across all the stages.

Two main objectives of conducting physiotherapy for Parkinson’s disease patients are:

●Maximize functionality and body movements of the patients

●Minimizing secondary complications, that may arise during movement rehabilitation

Physiotherapists who are treating such patients focus on improving and enhancing the patient’s posture, upper limb functions, transfers, physical capacity, balance, and overall activity.

Depending on the situation and stage, Physiotherapists can also suggest cognitive movement and cueing strategies which will eventually make the patient self-reliant and independent to carry on with their normal day-to-day activities.

Consult with our UK-trained and certified Physiotherapists at CureNow Wellness to diagnose the condition of patients impacted by Parkinson’s Disease, who will guide and consult regarding the best strategies related to Physiotherapy.

Book an appointment with us, and take the 1st step towards enabling the patient to lead a normal life. Visit us at CureNow.in.

Our address: CureNow Wellness Pvt. Ltd.

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