Parkinson Physical Therapy

When exercise is initiated in the beginning of Parkinson’s disease the chances in prolonging this disease highly increase.

Chung et al. (2013), Effectiveness of resistance training on muscle strength and physical function in people with Parkinson’s disease: a systematic review and meta-analysis . I chose this article most relevant because it is systemic peer review and quantitative in nature. In addition, the study selected seven databases (COCHRANE, CINAL, Scopus, Web of Science, ISI, Embase, MEdline ISI and Psycinfo) with full text and from 1946 to 2014. The randomized controlled trial investigating the effects of resistance training on muscle and fall prevention as physical functional activities. The systemic review result which support the hypothesis and demonstrate positive results. The moderate intensity, progressive resistance training 2-3 times per week to 10weeks result in significant strength, fall prevention(balance) and motor symptoms gains. The weakness of the study is they did not compare two kinds of resistive exercises which are more beneficial to improve condition, for instance-resisted static cycling, light weight lifting. I would like to use this article result in my clinical practice in patient with PD to improve muscle strength, balance and to prevent

Many may not know Parkinson’s disease is the second most common neurodegenerative disorder in the world. This disease is most seen in the elderly starting at 62 years of age although, younger individuals can still have the disease it isn’t common. Parkinson’s make it difficult for its victims to carry out everyday activities that might have once been easy for them. As the disease progresses it makes it hard for the patient to do things like walk, stand, swallow and speak. A great deal of people don’t realize how helpful therapy can be when dealing with such disease!

In this study, “Group A received PT and medication therapy (MT) for 6 weeks, followed by MT only for the second 6 weeks. Group B received only MT for the first 6 weeks and PT and MT for the second 6 weeks(5)”. This study helps show how physical therapy can be applied to many different types of medical fields for any type of recovery. In the conclusion of the study, it stated, “People with Parkinson’s disease derive benefits in the short term from the physical therapy group treatment, in addition to their medical therapy, for quality of life related to mobility, long-term benefits were found in the study, and the total scores but varied between groups(5)”. In simpler terms the patients that received physical therapy and medical therapy at the same time opposed to those who only received the medical side showed much more improvement in the recovery and wellness process. Provided this, it is clear that physical therapy can and is playing a large part in many different medical

My grandpa, R. Gale Desmond, has Parkinson’s disease. About five years ago, he started having tremors and decided to go to the doctor find out what was wrong. “I wasn’t surprised when it was (Parkinson’s)” (R. Desmond). Gale was a fairly mobile 80 year old but he has slowly become less mobile because of stiffness, lack of balance, and difficulty of movement due to the loss of neurons with dopamine. Even while being in his late 70’s and early 80’s, he was active and would go outside and rake

Parkinson’s disease has a major impact on the quality of life of the patient. As the disease progresses, the symptoms will eventually inhibit patients from performing typical daily activities such as walking, writing, and swallowing. With such an effect on daily life, it is important for those who have Parkinson’s disease to manage their symptoms effectively. The symptoms of Parkinson’s disease can be managed using medication such as Levodopa, physical therapy, or even deep brain stimulation. These treatments are very beneficial, but rely on the correct diagnosis. There currently is not a definitive cause of Parkinson’s disease, only speculation as to what causes the disease. Since there is no definitive cause, there is no truly conclusive test to lead to an irrefutable diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease. This indicates that the diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease is reliant on the knowledge of the physician

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative debilitating movement disease which gets worse over time (Medscape, 2015). After much research and study no known cause has yet been determined and experts have hypothesized that it is a mix of inherited and environmental factors (Medscape, 2015). However, regardless of the unspecific cause, it is characterized by a significant loss in dopamine transportation to the basal ganglia which manifests itself in the three following physiologic signs: resting tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia (slow and reduced movement) (Mahan, Escott-Stump & Raymond, 2012). In North America PD is one of the most prevalent neurological disorders affecting relatively 1% of persons older than 65 years of age and within 5 years 66% of patients are disabled and by 10 years 80% are disabled (Mahan et al., 2012). PD increases in incidence with age, is not partial to socioeconomic status, is more common in whites than in Asian or Blacks and is predominately seen between the ages of 40 and 70 (Mahan et al., 2012).

The National Parkinson's Foundation estimates that each PD patient pays $2500 a year on medicines alone. When accounting for Social Security and nursing home payments, Parkinson's Disease costs over $5.6 billion annually to the nation (PD Web, 1998). Despite the high occurrence of Parkinson's, it is still not always recognized as a significant medical problem. The symptoms are often ignored in the elderly because they are thought to be part of the natural process of aging (PD Web, 1998). Symptoms include tremors in hands, arms, legs, jaw, and face; slowness of movement, or bradykinesia, and difficulties in balance and coordination. As the chronic disease progresses, PD patients may have difficulty with simple tasks, such as walking and talking (PD Web, 1998). Much of the oversight of PD in medical research, and of other neurodegnerative diseases associated with elderly populations, like Alzheimers, could be a reflection of a dismissive attitude towards the aging process in the medical community and American culture.

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects general movements of the body. Parkinson’s does not happen over-night, it develops gradually over time getting worse and worse, until almost all control over voluntary muscles is lost. Often times the disease begins with a barely noticeable tremor of a single hand, but will develop into constant uncontrolled movement of parts of the body. Parkinson’s has a wide variety of symptoms with the most common being tremors in the body or impaired posture and balance. Symptoms become rather noticeable after time has passed. Parkinson’s cause is widely unknown but, when neurons in the brain begin to gradually break down or die it

This paper is a secondary research about a research question that I had to find information about and answer using that research. The question is does Physical Therapy help to slow or even stop the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease? I found different sources of information to find an answer to this question. Although I found it doesn’t slow the development of or stop Parkinson’s Disease it was still helpful to learn new things about the use of Physical Therapy in a new way because that is the field I hope to go into.

Parkinson’s disease is one of the few diseases that have been around since ancient times. In the ancient Indian medical system of Ayurveda this disease was referred to as Kampavata. In AD 175 the physician, Galen of the western medical literature referred Parkinson’s disease as “shaking palsy”. It was not until 1817 that a detailed medical essay was published on the subject by London doctor, James Parkinson. The publication was titled “An Essay on the Shaking Palsy”. This officially established Parkinson’s disease as a medical condition. The essay was based on six cases he observed in his own practice and on walks around his neighborhood. The essay was to encourage people to study deeper into the disease. Over the years the study of Parkinson’s

Parkinson’s Disease is a neurodegenerative disease that affects the central nervous system and the symptoms are “motor impairments involving resting tremor, bradykinesia, postural instability, gait difficulty and rigidity” (Beal & Thomas, 2007). The cause of Parkinson’s Disease is still yet to be discovered however there is strong evidence that it is an age-related disease as it is shown to be more frequent in people who are over the age of 50 (Samii, Nutt, & Ransom, 2004). There have been many studies that suggest that exercise can improve the quantity and quality of life for those who are affected by Parkinson’s Disease. This is due to the fact, regular exercise of about 150 minutes per week has many benefits to the health of an individual

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disease which is progressive, incurable and debilitating. The disease is caused by a loss of dopamine producing neurons in the brainstem which leads primarily to motor deficits. In Australia, 1 in 350 people live with PD and the prevalence is quickly growing (Parkinson 's Queensland, 2014). While most of the people diagnosed with PD are over 65 years old, people as young as 30 can develop the condition (Parkinson 's Queensland, 2014). Currently, there is no known cure for the disease and thus treatment options are limited, meaning that those living with PD, will have to manage the condition for the rest of their life.

Parkinson’s is a disease that is believed to be a neurological disease. This disease is caused by the dopamine in the brainstem and cerebellum, and the brain stems inability to produce enough dopamine. There are many signs that tell people Parkinson 's is present, and although there is a cure, it doesn 't always work. As a Certified nursing student there are many things we can do to help a patient or resident with Activities of daily living. As a CNA it is a great idea to know more in depth about diseases to better help residents and patients.

The evidence showed that aerobic exercise improves gait, motor action, and balance. However, there has not yet been concrete evidence to show that this actually works because their have not been that many follow up in evaluating if it worked or if it didn’t. Intensive exercise showed a major improvement in balance, gait, and motor action. The evidence showed that aerobic exercise didn’t improve or decrease the quality of life concerning Parkinson’s disease; however, other types of exercise did, but was not talked in detail since it wasn’t the focus of this study. The result is the aerobic exercise does indeed help in physical abilities for those who have Parkinson’s disease. The limitation of this article was that the length of time they implemented aerobic exercise varied from three weeks to 64 week, which could affect the outcomes that were found. There could have been a different outcome if all of them occurred around 3