Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Parkinson’s Awareness Month is the perfect time to brush up on your Parkinson’s facts. Here are 5 fast facts about PD:

1. Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year.

2. Scientists believe a combination of environmental and genetic factors cause PD.

3. People with Parkinson’s experience both movement and non-movement related symptoms.

4. Symptoms can be managed through treatments like medications, lifestyle changes, exercise and in some cases, surgery.

5. Early-onset Parkinson’s disease occurs in people younger than 50 years of age.

Learn more about the impact of Parkinson’s on our statistics page.