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Category: Parkinson’s Disease
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Vestibular Dizziness & Dysfunctions
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on Oct 10, 2023 Do you experience dizziness, vertigo a sense of spinning, or an unsteady feeling? You may be suffering from a problem in your vestibular system. These vestibular dizziness conditions are often very responsive to treatment by a physical therapist. Let’s examine common symptoms associated…
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What is LSVT, and How Does it Help Parkinson’s Disease?
This content was updated for accuracy and relevance on July 24, 2023 As Parkinson’s Disease progresses, patients start to lose their ability to walk, talk and complete activities of daily living. The Lee Silverman Voice Technique (LSVT) is a proven therapy that helps patients with Parkinson’s Disease, a neurological disorder that affects nerve cells in…
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The Rehab Trifecta For Parkinson’s Disease
When it comes to staving off Parkinson’s disease’s progression, movement is the best medicine. A long-term degenerative disease that affects mobility, speech and motor skills, Parkinson’s is the fastest-growing neurologic disorder worldwide and set to outpace dementia. Parkinson’s disease afflicts 1 million people in the United States and 6.9 million people globally. That figure is…
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Parkinson’s Disease & Physical Therapy
Parkinson’s disease is a chronic progressive movement disorder. Meaning that the longer a person has this condition the harder it becomes for them to move. This disease works by breaking down a dopamine pathway in the brain. As a result, dopamine is not delivered to the Substantia Nigra in the Basal Ganglia. The Basal Ganglia…