Monthly Archives: December 2008

Parkinson’s and Eye blinking

Parkinson’s disease does not affect the eyes’ ability to see but there can be some eye-related concern. Due to the mask-like face that some patients can experience, there can be a decreased rate...
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implant, dentures, and oral health

Parkinson’s symptoms — such as tremor, rigidity and abnormal posture — may make a dentist’s examination more difficult. Additionally, people with PD who have been on medications like levodopa for several years may...
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Breathing difficulty with PD

Breathing difficulties with PD i.e tightness and contraction in the throat weaken muscles that control breathing . The breathing is not in full i.e the chest wall doesn’t move i.e reducing sense of...
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Agility

Most Parkinson’s patients have abilities difficulties:- 1.Able to move quickly or easily and neat in movement; nimble 2.Quickly to grip/seizing something firmly both from fingers/ hand to take 3.Easily to lost my grip on...
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Is parkinson an expensive disease?

As parkinson’s is a chronic disease. It is not ageing disease PD patients are different from what we define themself as “patient” i.e only during acute, self-limited illness or injury that temporarily impact...
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