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Parkinson's Disease Resources

There are a wide variety of resources available to help you and your family meet the challenges of Parkinson's disease. The Parkinson's Resource Or...

Exercise and Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson's disease affects your ability to move, but exercise can help to keep muscles strong and improve flexibility and mobility.

Parkinsons Disease: Driving a Car

It can be difficult for doctors to devise a medication plan that reduces the primary symptoms of Parkinson’s disease and allows some patients to dr...

Planning Daily Activities with Parkinson's Disease

Using less energy with daily tasks can help you have more energy to do more activities during the day. If daily self care or home care activities a...

Coping Tips for Caregivers of Those with Parkinson's Disease

Depression is also very much a part of the disease. Parkinson's disease can make verbal communication very difficult for your loved one. There are ...

Parkinson's Disease and Nursing Home Care

Long-term care offers a vast range of medical, personal, and social services that are required to meet the physical, social, and emotional needs of...

Eating Right with Parkinson's Disease

Ask your doctor you can drink alcohol. Your doctor may prescribe something else or a different mix of drugs, which may not always make the nausea g...

Glossary of Parkinson's Disease Terms

Pallidectomy: A surgical procedure where the globus pallidus, a structure deep in the brain that is affected by Parkinson's disease, is removed to ...

Living & Managing

But many people with early Parkinson’s can safely continue driving. This checklist can make life easier for people with Parkinson’s and their careg...

Financial Planning for Parkinson's Disease

Long-term financial planning is important for everyone -- but it is essential if you are coping with the expense of a chronic illness, such as Park...

Parkinson's Disease and Mental Health

When you have Parkinson's disease, it's not unusual to get some mental health problems along with it, like depression. Some mental health issues ar...

Overview of Parkinson's Disease

However, there is good news for people with young-onset Parkinson's disease. On the other hand, people with young-onset Parkinson's disease often h...