Families Of Parkinson's Patients Must Pay Attention To These Points!

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Parkinson's disease (PD), also known as tremor paralysis, is a neurodegenerative disease common in middle-aged and elderly people. The patient loses self-care ability. In addition to timely treatment, home care is also extremely important at different stages of the disease, otherwise, other complications will occur in addition to the aggravation of the disease!

In the early stage of the disease, the patient has the ability to live independently, and its nursing is mainly to guide and help solve the difficulties in life; for the late bedridden patient, the nursing task is heavier and heavier. The care of patients with Parkinson's disease should generally pay attention to the following issues:

1 Pay attention to diet and nutrition:

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① Sufficient total calories can be given according to the patient's age and activity level, and the supply of sugar and protein in the diet should be paid attention to, with vegetable oil as the main ingredient and less animal fat. Those taking dopamine therapy should limit their protein intake. Because protein can affect the therapeutic effect of dopamine. Protein intake is limited to less than 0.8 grams per kilogram of body weight per day, and the total daily total is about 40 to 50 grams. Use milk, eggs, meat, soy products, and other high-quality proteins within the limits. Eating seafood in moderation can provide high-quality protein and unsaturated fatty acids, which is beneficial to prevent and treat atherosclerosis.

②The supply of inorganic salts, vitamins, and dietary fiber should be sufficient. Eating more fresh vegetables and fruits can provide a variety of vitamins, can promote bowel movements, and prevent constipation. The patient sweats a lot and should pay attention to hydration.

③ Food preparation should be soft, easy to digest, easy to chew and swallow, and supplied as a semi-liquid or soft food.

④ The diet should be light and have less salt; no smoking, alcohol, and spicy food, such as coffee, pepper, mustard, curry, etc. An adequate supply of water should be ensured.

2 Guidance and help in life:

In the early stage of the disease, the patient's motor function is barrier-free, and he can insist on a certain amount of labor. The patient should be instructed to participate in various forms of activities as much as possible, and adhere to the functional exercise of each joint of the limbs. With the development of the disease, the patient's motor function has a certain degree of impairment, and the self-care ability of the patient is significantly reduced. At this time, it is advisable to pay attention to the safety issues in the patient's activities and use crutches to assist when walking. If the patient has difficulty squatting and standing up in the toilet, a high stool can be set to defecate. If the patient is clumsy and often makes mistakes, beware of utensils in the meal. Those who cannot eat, need someone to feed them soup and rice. Those who have difficulty putting on and taking off clothes, buttoning buttons, knotting belts, and shoelaces need help.

3 Strengthen physical function exercise:

In the early stage of the disease, certain physical activities should be adhered to, including active limb function exercise, and the maximum range of flexion, extension, rotation, and other activities of each joint of the limbs to prevent the occurrence of limb contracture and joint stiffness. Medical Education Network collects and sorts outpatients with an advanced stage for passive limb activities and massage of muscles and joints to promote blood circulation of limbs.

4 To prevent complications:

Pay attention to the temperature, humidity, ventilation, and lighting of the room. Increase or decrease clothes according to the season, climate, weather, etc., and decide the way and intensity of outdoor activities. The above measures can effectively prevent colds. Late bedridden patients should turn over on time and take good care of their skin to prevent urination and defecation maceration and bedsores. Passively moving the limbs, strengthening muscles and joint massage is meant to prevent and delay the complications of bone and joints. Combined with oral care, turning over and percussion on the back can prevent aspiration pneumonia and hypostatic pneumonia.

4 Chinese medicine treatments:

Traditional Chinese medicine treatment: At present, the main method for the treatment of Parkinson's disease is to use oral traditional Chinese medicine decoction for treatment, give full play to the advantages of traditional Chinese medicine, treat according to syndrome differentiation, promote blood circulation and remove blood stasis, invigorate qi and blood, nourish liver and kidney, relieve wind and nourish yin The treatment of Parkinson's disease conforms to the overall concept of the human body. By analyzing the lesions and pathology of Parkinson's disease, typing, classifying, and staging evaluation, the use of "pure traditional Chinese medicine conditioning can significantly improve the exercise of Parkinson's patients." and non-motor symptoms.

After 20 years of clinical experience in treating Parkinson's patients, "Wulong Zhenzhen Decoction" can minimize the side effects of western medicine in the process of treating Parkinson's disease, and the effect is relatively more stable. effectiveness.

In the process of treating Parkinson's disease, treatment is carried out in 3 steps for different disease stages.

The adjustment of the drug follows the following principles:

The first step is mainly to calm the liver and calm the mind, calm the abnormal liver yang, and relieve the main complaints. Build confidence for patients to overcome their disease.

The second step is to nourish the kidney, nourish the essence, nourish the blood and nourish the yin, eliminate the basis for the formation of symptoms, and seek the cause of the disease. Start from the source and consolidate the curative effect.

The third step regulates the viscera, balances yin and yang, the ancient language "yin and yang are secret, the spirit is the cure", "the righteousness is kept inside, the evil cannot be dry". progress.

If you want to use traditional Chinese medicine to treat Parkinson's disease, it is very important to perform syndrome differentiation and find the way and method suitable for your own condition to use dialectical medicine, because the treatment is based on the patient's condition. diagnosis, and set up a corresponding treatment plan!