Management of Parkinson’s Disease

The disease that I will be discussing in this paper is Parkinsons illness. It is a disease where the brain has a establishive disorder concerning body movements such as walking, talking, writing, and swallowing.The causes of Parkinsons Disease arent really known but scientists think it results from the privation of the dopamine, a chemical that sends messages across the nervous system. That deficiency affects brain cells from performing their normal functions within the central nervous system. Most signs and symptoms are muscle rigidity, akinesia, and difficult tremors, which usually begin in the fingers. Other symptoms are when the voice becomes weak and high pitched, an awkward walk, and a loss of facial expression.ManagementSome general measures to cope with it are to find ways to bide active and useful because the disease whitethorn cause social withdrawal. Also a person dexterity deprivation to try to comply with a treatment program such as diet, exercise, counseling (to sustain relieve depression) and medications. Another thing to do is accidentproof their home to prevent falls and injuries. Finally they should wear a bracelet or neck tag to indicate your medical problem.PreventionUnfortunately there is no real way to prevent Parkinsons Disease.Most dangers are that the muscle rigidity, akinesia, and involuntary tremors will progress for an average of 10 years at which that time pneumonia or some other infection may occur and then eventually death. Other complications that will occur are dementia, severe constipation, urine holding (caused by medication), and falls and fractures caused by the inability to walk straight.Help and SupportFirst you may want to go to a doctor and see if you cause the disease if you are seeing symptoms of it. Then if you have it he will put you on a medication. You then may want to go into tangible therapy to help to work with the disease and also counseling for depression. You also may want to get onto a healthy die t program and exercise regularly just to keep active and useful. If the symptoms get worse you may want to check into the American Parkinsons Disease Association, Inc. or the National Parkinson Foundation.