May 17, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. Parkinson’s impacts your whole self. Therefore, attending to your emotional and mental health is just as important as caring for your physical health. In this collection of resources, we share ways to stay mentally and emotionally healthy,...
May 10, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from apdaparkinson.org. Parkinson’s disease (PD) impacts millions of people around the world, and it does not discriminate based on gender. But while PD affects men and women with some similarities, the manifestation, progression, and even treatment responses...
May 10, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. For more than ten years, advanced virtual reality (VR) systems have been used in physical therapy and clinical trials for Parkinson’s. More recently, a growing number of people with Parkinson’s have begun to use VR systems to increase...
May 10, 2024 | General Interest, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. Prevent senior falls with simple home exercises As they age, people naturally lose balance, strength, and flexibility. This increases the risk of falling, which is a big problem for older adults. Falls often lead to serious injury,...
May 10, 2024 | Caregiver Articles, Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. Seniors spend a lot on prescription drugs More than half of adults age 65 and older report taking four or more prescription drugs. This often puts significant financial pressure on seniors because the cost of prescription drugs have...
May 10, 2024 | Living with PD
Shared from dailycaring.com. For many people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD), pain is an uncomfortable reality. Stiff muscles, dystonia, constipation and nerve pain related to PD are common causes of pain – and up to 75 percent of people with PD report...
