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Some individuals believe that starting the medication immediately will lead to earlier onset of dyskinesias (jerky movements associated with the use of levodopa), which is why they delay starting levodopa therapy even if they have significant symptoms of tremor and rigidity.
Living with Parkinson’s disease can be very tiring; this condition is exhausting and its symptoms often lead to a decline in quality of life. However, medications and other therapies, including Gondola® AMPS, can still maintain a good quality of life by treating Parkinson’s symptoms.
The distinctive signs of Parkinson’s disease are tremors, slowness of movement, and rigidity. There are ways to manage many of these complications. Knowing how to manage them can ensure a better quality of life for a person with Parkinson’s
More than half of patients with Parkinson’s disease suffer from Freezing of gait. Here’s an interview with two of the authors of a review, Moran Gilat, PhD, and Simon JG Lewis, MBBCh, BSc, FRCP, FRACP, MD, regarding current therapeutic challenges and potential new treatments for Freezing.
GONDOLA is back in discussion on Telecolor (channel 18 on digital terrestrial) during the Health Laboratory broadcast. In this episode, there was a specific focus on Parkinson’s rehabilitation with Dr. Stefano Tassin, the creator of GONDOLA, and Dr. Maurizio Gilardi, a physiotherapist and head of the HISO center in Milan.
Discovering you have Parkinson’s disease, a neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors and disturbances in speech and gait, is a bitter pill to swallow. But by doing some research on the disease, now more than ever, there are a number of smart strategies you can adopt to help slow down the progression of the disease, allowing you to live life to the fullest potential.
A group of researchers in Germany and France recently published the results of a clinical trial that examined the benefit of using Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) on young patients in the early stages of Parkinson’s disease.
Although, to date, there is still no cure capable of stopping the progression of the disease, doctors and rehabilitation specialists recommend a healthy and active lifestyle for patients (in conjunction with traditional pharmacological therapies) to improve the management of some specific symptoms.
Individuals suffering from Parkinson’s disease often require continuous assistance. Therefore, this disorder not only changes the patient’s life but also significantly impacts those around them, the so-called caregivers, who provide daily care to the patient.
