Parkinson’s is one of the first diseases of the nervous system. It is characterized by rigidity and loss of movement. The causes of Parkinson’s disease are not yet known, but heredity, dopamine, environmental factors and toxins are all suspected. Parkinson’s symptoms are divided into two main groups: Parkinson’s disease (PD) and Parkinson’s syndrome (PS), which are subtypes of PD.
PD is a lifelong disorder, and with age it becomes more severe. The body loses dopamine, which is responsible for muscle movements and brain activity. This results in rigidity and loss of balance. Eventually, sufferers can no longer perform everyday tasks with ease, and their personality changes to that of a zombie. Parkinson’s disease cannot be cured, but it can be treated with a range of medications.
The aim of medication for Parkinson’s disease is to help control symptoms, lessen uncontrollable shaking, slowing of speech and swallowing, involuntary movement and tremor. Side effects may include dizziness, insomnia, diarrhea, sweating, nausea, frequent urination, stomach aches, headaches, weight loss, decreased sexual function, speech problems and incontinence. Some drugs also interfere with neurolytic activity (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or ALS), the gradual loss of motor skills characteristic of Parkinson’s. This can lead to social impairment and results in a dejected and hopeless emotional state.
Other symptoms are rigidity, especially of the facial muscles, and slow wave motor weakness. The rigidity can be compared to rigidity in other parts of the body – muscles in the face, hands and legs all contract when needed. This is because some nerve cells in the motor areas of the face contract as part of the reflexive movement of the face, which Parkinson’s patients have when angry. Rigidity can affect speech, making simple sentences difficult to comprehend.
Patients with Parkinson’s disease will usually begin to exhibit these symptoms at about age 60. The early signs of Parkinson’s include rigidity, slowing of speech, involuntary movements and tremor. People with early Parkinson’s symptoms should undergo a regular medical check-up, since they may not show any other symptoms. Patients should also learn how to document their own feelings: whether they are irritable anxious, tense or depressed. A thorough medical history should also be undertaken to discover any conditions that might have been present previously in the patient’s family. Researchers have discovered that one of the risk factors for Parkinson’s is genetics – families who have a history of Parkinson’s disease have a much higher chance of developing it themselves.
In addition to the rigidity and general irritability, other symptoms of Parkinson’s include tremors, which cause the trembling of the body and can be accompanied by stiffness of the muscles and limbs, and bradykinesia, a slowing of muscle movement. These two symptoms combined can result in many other problems such as poor balance and coordination, poor eyesight and even partial paralysis of certain body muscles. If there is also bradykinesia, it means that the muscle movement is slow and uneven, and this is another area where patients can benefit from wearing a compression garment. Some sufferers of Parkinson’s disease will find that they are unable to perform certain movements because of stiffness in the muscles and this can be helped by wearing specially made support stockings and bracelets.
Parkinson’s is a progressive disease, and symptoms will only get worse as time goes by. When Parkinson’s first shows its signs, the disease can be mild, even as little as mild to moderate, and patients can still live a normal and relatively normal life. However, as the disease progresses, the condition begins to affect every aspect of a person’s life. The more it progresses, the weaker the patient becomes, and the harder it is for them to perform even simple tasks. Therefore, it is imperative that you seek medical help at an early stage of Parkinson’s disease if you are experiencing any of the early symptoms.
Parkinson’s symptoms are often thought to be linked to the rigidity of the muscles and the brain. But this isn’t always the case, as some patients who have Parkinson’s also show no sign of having rigidity or of having poor coordination, and in fact, are able to move their body with considerable ease. It is known that dopamine makes the movement of the body more automatic, which explains why Parkinson’s sufferers tend to move without thinking about what they are doing or having some kind of conscious control over the movement. This means that it is not necessarily the movement that is going wrong, but more so the brain, which is controlling the movement.
Oren Zarif – Psychokinesis Treatment
