Correct Understanding Of Parkinson's Disease

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As the disease progresses, Parkinson's disease seriously affects the patient's ability to live and quality of life. At present, there is no reliable method to cure or reverse the progression of the disease. Patients with early Parkinson's disease can improve their symptoms through drug treatment. When the disease progresses to the middle and late stages, the effect of the drug gradually weakens and the side effects gradually appear. The torment of Parkinson's disease is not only physical but also mental.

1. About Parkinson's disease: early diagnosis, use of the right medicine, functional exercise, comprehensive rehabilitation

Parkinson's disease is a common degenerative disease of the central nervous system in middle-aged and elderly people, and it usually occurs after the age of 50. The motor symptoms include involuntary tremors of the limbs at rest, muscle rigidity, bradykinesia, postural balance disorders, etc. In the late stage, the patient cannot take care of himself. At the same time, the patient's non-motor symptoms, such as psychological problems such as depression and anxiety, also bring a greater burden to the patient and their families. Long-term, high-dose levodopa-induced motor complications also complicate the treatment of the disease.

2. What symptoms should be alerted to?

Symptoms of tremor, rigidity, and slowness of movement should be alert to Parkinson's precursors.

3. What is the treatment for Parkinson's disease?

The current treatment method is mainly a comprehensive treatment method combining medical drugs, surgery, and other auxiliary rehabilitation, which can greatly alleviate the symptoms.

4. Guidelines for the Treatment of Parkinson's Disease in China (Third Edition)

Comprehensive treatment of motor and non-motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Treatment methods and means include drug therapy, surgery, exercise therapy, psychological counseling, and nursing care. Drug therapy is the first choice, while surgery is an effective supplement to drug therapy. The current treatment methods, whether a drug or surgical treatment, can only improve the symptoms of patients, but cannot prevent the development of the disease, let alone cure. Therefore, treatment must not only be based on the present but also require long-term management to achieve long-term benefits. There is no absolute fixed pattern for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, as symptoms may vary from patient to patient, and there may be differences in sensitivity to treatment. Different patients have different needs for treatment, and the same patient has different needs for treatment at different stages of the disease.

Reminder: The drug treatment of Parkinson's should advocate "individualized treatment" under the premise of following the guidelines. No matter what type of patient it is and what stage it is in, it is necessary to focus on the long-term efficacy, and at the same time, it is necessary to take into account the present and the development trend of treatment. However, with the development of the disease, the effect of the medication is not obvious, even if the dose is increased, the symptoms cannot be improved, such as dyskinesia, switching phenomenon, and end-of-dose phenomenon. At this time, through surgical treatment, patients with Parkinson's disease can obtain better treatment results, and can also reduce the number of drugs, lessen or eliminate the side effects caused by drugs.

Need to be reminded

Rehabilitation exercise should run through the whole process of diagnosis and treatment of Parkinson's disease, which can delay the progression of the disease and avoid the occurrence of complications. So, how should people with Parkinson's disease do their daily exercise?

1. Exercise time: When patients with Parkinson's disease are exercising, they should especially make good use of the precious "opening time". In addition to completing some self-care within their ability, they deliberately do some rehabilitation exercises for Daoyin meridians, spine, and limbs. , so that the waist, knees, shoulders, elbows, wrists, and other usually stiff parts can be relaxed.

2. Exercise requirements: During gait exercise, patients are required to look straight ahead with their eyes, keep their body upright, and do not lean their upper body forward. When starting, the feet should be raised as high as possible, the strides should be as slow and large as possible, the order of the feet landing on the ground is the heels and then the toes, and the arms will naturally swing back and forth when walking. The key is to "raise your legs high and take big strides." It is best to have someone present during practice, who can remind and correct abnormal postures at any time.

3. Precautions: During the exercise, the patient may experience a "freezing phenomenon", and the footsteps cannot be moved, as if they are stuck on the ground. In this case, don't worry, you can use the following methods: First, put your heels on the ground and stand upright. After gaining balance, start over again.

4. Facial movement exercises for the "mask face": frowning action: frown as much as possible, and then forcefully stretch the eyebrows, repeated several times. Close your eyes hard. Gulping exercise: First, puff up the gills vigorously, and then inhale the two gills as much as possible. Teething and whistling: Show your teeth as much as possible, followed by whistling. Look in the mirror and make your face smile, laugh, grin, pout, whistle, puff your cheeks, etc.