Constipation and Parkinson’s Disease

Shared from apdaparkinson.org.   Constipation affects many people with Parkinson’s disease(PD) and may be a very early symptom of the disease,sometimes beginning even before motor symptomsappear. Constipation can significantly decrease quality oflife, causing...

Gardening With Parkinson’s Disease

Shared from apdaparkinson.org.   Spring is upon us and our gardens await!Setting yourself up for success, a stretchingroutine, assistive technology, and smart homemodifications may be able to make gardening amore attainable activity for someone living...

Detours Through the Parkinsonian Brain

Shared from zenodo.org.   What is this book full of detours all about?Parkinson’s disease may be associated with obstaclesin cognitive functioning. In these book we call them“thinking obstacles”. Before you lies the first Englishedition of a book that will help...

Life With Young Onset Parkinson’s Disease

Shared from apdaparkinson.org.   Get ready to be inspired! In this session of Dr. Gilbert Hosts, special guests Allison, Bryan, Steven, and Julia discussed Young onset Parkinson’s disease. Young onset Parkinson’s disease (YOPD) is defined as Parkinson’s that is...

Memory Function and Parkinson’s Disease

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.     Parkinson’s disease (PD) is more than a disorder of movement and motor function. Cognitive decline is also a component of PD for many people. Cognition is the umbrella term for thinking, knowing, remembering, problem-solving, and...