Surgery and Parkinson's Disease Although undergoing surgery can be complicated for any individual, it may be particularly challenging for...

Constipation is technically defined as having less than 3 bowel movements per week but reality is that everyone differs in their normal...

Although James Parkinson first wrote a passage describing the movement disorder which we now know as Parkinson’s Disease in 1817, it...

A physician examines a patient and finds him to have slow movement, poor energy, insomnia and weight loss. Does this patient have...

Mood disorders are not an uncommon issue as those of us that live with the challenge of Parkinson’s can attest to. Not only does a mood...

They are no longer able to look after the finances without you checking the numbers over again or go to the grocery store to pick up the...

So you’ve noticed that the words don’t come as easily now. You see someone who looks familiar or you are looking for something particular...

Dementia, a known complication in Parkinson’s disease, is estimated to occur in 21 – 37% of patients. Can we predict who will be affected...

In the past, many descriptions of Parkinson’s disease didn’t mention pain as being a significant symptom, the standard explanations...

Parkinson’s disease manifests in many ways above and beyond the more commonly known motor symptoms. Estimated to occur in close to 80% of...

Sleep disturbance is in fact, a very common symptom for those with Parkinson’s Disease with close to 80% suffering from this difficulty. ...

Problems with the gastrointestinal tract have been long recognized as part of the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. In fact in James...

Dysphagia means essentially difficulty in swallowing and is a fairly common symptom in Parkinson’s disease. Patients report dysphagia...

When James Parkinson first described the shaking palsy now known as Parkinson’s disease in 1817, he stated that there was “the absence of...

One of the issues that makes Parkinson’s such a complicated disease is the fine balance between treating the symptoms of the disease...

Parkinson's disease ranks among the most common late-life neurodegenerative diseases, affecting approximately 1.5% to 2.0% of the...

The classic motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease – bradykinesia, resting tremor and rigidity are still used as diagnostic markers in...

Although tremor is a very common symptom in Parkinson’s Disease it only one of many issues faced by those that live with the challenge of...