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Breaking News from D.C.: President Biden Has Signed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act Into Law
Shared from michaeljfox.org. President Biden has signed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act into law! The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) will now establish an advisory council and the National Parkinson’s Project, a first-ever federal...
What Is Caregiver Burden? 4 Common Signs
Shared from dailycaring.com.The term caregiver burden describes the cumulative toll experienced by family caregivers. Cake explains the difference between burden and burnout, signs of caregiver burden, and how to relieve caregiver burden. Caregiving is not a one size...
Rehabilitation Care & Parkinson’s: Start Early and Assess Often
Shared from parkinson.org.A serious misconception about Parkinson’s disease (PD) is that rehabilitative care should only come into play in the later stages of the disease. In fact, rehabilitation can play a crucial role in managing and improving PD symptoms, function,...
A Skin Test Could Detect Parkinson’s and Related Diseases
Shared from parkinson.org.Currently, there is no single test to diagnose Parkinson’s disease (PD). Doctors rely on symptoms, which can mean a delay in diagnosis as early symptoms can be hard to distinguish from other common ailments. A new study in the Journal of the...
4 Ways to Provide Support While Encouraging Senior Independence
Shared from dailycaring.com.How much help is too much? Finding a balance is essential When an older adult starts needing help with everyday activities, we automatically want to provide as much assistance as we can. We do this because we want them to be safe, we...
Emotional And Mental Health for Parkinson’s
Shared from dailycaring.com.Parkinson’s impacts your whole self. Therefore, attending to your emotional and mental health is just as important as caring for your physical health. In this collection of resources, we share ways to stay mentally and emotionally healthy,...
Differences of Parkinson’s Disease in Women
Shared from apdaparkinson.org.Parkinson’s disease (PD) impacts millions of people around the world, and it does not discriminate based on gender. But while PD affects men and women with some similarities, the manifestation, progression, and even treatment responses...
Virtual Reality (VR) and Parkinson’s
Shared from dailycaring.com.For more than ten years, advanced virtual reality (VR) systems have been used in physical therapy and clinical trials for Parkinson’s. More recently, a growing number of people with Parkinson’s have begun to use VR systems to increase...
Disease-Modifying Research Pipeline Holds Possibility for Parkinson’s
Shared from parkinson.org.Though there is still a lot we don’t know about Parkinson’s disease (PD), therapies aimed at modifying disease progression are poised for major breakthroughs. Researchers are excited about the potential of current studies to improve, slow or...
15 Minute Senior Exercise Program for Balance and Strength
Shared from dailycaring.com.Prevent senior falls with simple home exercises As they age, people naturally lose balance, strength, and flexibility. This increases the risk of falling, which is a big problem for older adults. Falls often lead to serious injury,...