Aug 8, 2024 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from parkinsonsdisease.net. Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a progressive neurological disease. It is well known for affecting movement and balance. However, it can also affect mood and memory.1 PD affects everyone differently. It can progress at different...
Aug 1, 2024 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from danceforparkinsons.org. A digital archive of research on Dance for PD, dance and Parkinson’s, and related areas. This resource serves as a clearinghouse for a variety of scientific information and analysis. Members receive expanded access. View...
Jul 12, 2024 | General Interest
Shared from people.com. Michael J. Fox channeled his inner rock star! The actor, 63, joined Coldplay to play guitar during the band’s headlining set at the Glastonbury Festival in the U.K. on Saturday, June 29. “With his Chuck Berry riff and the way...
Jul 5, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from parkinson.org. It can be hard to tell if you or a loved one has Parkinson’s disease (PD). Below are 10 signs that you might have the disease. No single one of these signs means that you should worry, but if you have more than one sign you should...
Jun 14, 2024 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. Loss of neurons in the brain that use dopamine to communicate is one of the hallmark features of Parkinson’s disease (PD), causing slowness, stiffness, tremor, and balance problems. Replacing the brain’s dopamine is therefore one...
Jun 14, 2024 | General Interest
Shared from verywellhealth.com. Parkinson’s disease is characterized by a collection of uniquely distinguishing symptoms that affect movement and a number of other aspects of daily life. These include, but are not limited to, tremors, slowed movement...