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Parkinson’s Disease – Why US Clinics The Best and Top Conferences 2022

Parkinson’s disease is a chronic neurological disease that causes patients to lose control of their movements and emotions. The disease is accompanied by trembling in the hands and feet, impaired speech functions, profuse sweating, urinary incontinence. Effective treatment of Parkinson’s disease is carried out in many US clinics and healthcare facilities. In 85-90% of patients, […]

Jennifer’s Story about Parkinson’s Disease

“I lay down and prepared to die.” Today we will share the story of a Georgia resident who began to tremble uncontrollably in her arms and legs at the age of 48. The surgery saved Jennifer – a device was sewn under her skin that controls trembling hands. Jennifer Davis, a resident of Columbus, contacted […]

Potential Cause of Parkinson’s Disease Points to New Therapeutic Strategy

July 24, 2013 — Biologists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) have made a significant discovery that could lead to a new therapeutic strategy for Parkinson’s disease. The findings, recently published online ahead of print in the journal Molecular and Cell Biology, focus on an enzyme known as parkin, whose absence causes an early-onset form […]

Medicare Therapy Caps: What You Need to Know

The Parkinson’s Action Network (PAN) receives many inquiries on Medicare coverage of physical, occupational, and speech-language therapies. Many people with Parkinson’s need these therapy services to maintain quality of life, and that is why every year PAN works to ensure people with Parkinson’s can continue to receive these medically-necessary services. We hope this additional information […]

Parkinson’s didn’t stop his space walk

By Rich Clifford, Special to CNN It had been a little more than four months since completing my second space shuttle mission, STS-59, on the shuttle Endeavour. I was finishing my annual flight physical at the Johnson Space Center Flight Medicine Clinic. The words from the flight surgeon were as expected: I was in great […]

Personal stories

For ten years I had a bunch of subtle and seemingly unrelated symptoms. It was only after I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease three years ago that I was able, in hindsight, to put my symptoms together, to know where/why they were coming from. One of the first things I had noticed was that I had been […]

Personal Stories During Parkinson’s Awareness Month

In the late ’90s I was a professional trumpet player specializing in old jazz styles. I played many concerts and festivals with a group known as the “Orphan Newsboys” led by guitarist Marty Grosz. Fans of the band started complaining that I didn’t smile enough. I attributed this to cultural differences between California, where I […]

My Dear Friend Bob

My dear friend Bob passed away in July 2011 while on a trip to the Central Coast of California, visiting with his brother and sister-in-law. He had always wanted to see that part of the coastline, particularly the Hearst Castle there. His Parkinson’s disease had been progressing relatively slowly, but while he continued to maintain […]

Little Parkinson’s Voice Initiative

Neurological disorders such as Parkinson’s destroy the ability to move; there are over 6 million worldwide with the disease, but no cure. Until we have a cure, and indeed, to find a cure, we need objective tests. Unfortunately, there are no biomarkers (e.g. blood tests). Current objective symptom tests for Parkinson’s are expensive, time-consuming, and […]