Perhaps not many people know much about Parkinson’s disease.
In 2012, Sergey Brin, one of the founders of Google, donated huge sums of money to Parkinson’s disease treatment research institutions from 2005 to 2012 due to family genetic reasons. Thirty-two million dollars!
Parkinson’s disease, what exactly is it?
At present, there is not much research on Parkinson’s disease, which belongs to the movement disorder disease in neurology, also known as tremor palsy.
This disease most often occurs in the elderly, according to data: The incidence rate of the elderly over the age of 65 is 2%, and the number of Parkinson’s disease patients in my country has exceeded 200 Ten thousand.
Many people think that Parkinson’s disease can only appear in the elderly, but many young people are now starting to develop the disease. If there is a problem with the motor pathway, corresponding symptoms will appear.
Patients often experience tremors of hands and feet, which have a great impact on the quality of daily life.
Parkinson’s disease may be detected earlier?
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative disease with early symptoms such as sluggish behavior, muscle stiffness, and tremors. People also go to the hospital to be checked for Parkinson’s disease after these early symptoms.
Brain lesions are already present before these symptoms appear:
First, Tremor
Patients typically present with pill-like movements of the fingers on one side, and then progress to involuntary rhythmic jitters of the ipsilateral lower extremity and the contralateral limb at rest, Tremors also increase with mood changes.
Second, stiff facial joints and tight muscles
This is also one of the early manifestations, when the facial muscles are affected, the patient will become sluggish, the facial expression will gradually become rigid, blinking and swallowing will be relatively difficult , the voice will also become weaker, etc.
Third, regular hand movements are also gradually slowed down
In the early stage of Parkinson’s disease, the fine movements of the upper limbs, such as tying shoelaces and buttoning, will slow down, or even fail to complete them smoothly. It’s getting harder and harder to write, and the handwriting is crooked and smaller.
Fourth, abnormal gait
Patients have difficulty getting up from a bed or chair, especially if they tend to take a flexed position while standing, which can become difficult at first.
As the disease progresses, the patient will take a step forward in a panic, taking a small step, going faster and faster, and unable to stop in time. During the process of walking, the coordinated swing of the arms decreases or even disappears. When turning around, it takes a few small steps in a row to achieve this.
Once you have Parkinson’s disease, what should you be aware of in your daily life?
Parkinson’s patients often experience many inconveniences in daily life due to muscle stiffness and movement disorders.
In addition to actively cooperating with treatment, patients also need to do the following in their daily lives:
1. Appropriate exercise
Tai Chi, Tai Chi Sword and other items can help the patient’s balance function and can helpThe patient’s bodily organ function recovers.
2. Balanced diet
The food should be varied, eat more cereals, whole grains, fruits and vegetables. Properly limit the intake of protein during taking the medicine, try not to eat fatty meat, meat oil and animal offal, drink 6-8 glasses of water every day to keep the bowel movements smooth.
3. Try to eat while the medicine is effective
Do not feed while unconscious.
Drinking through a straw can be used if the patient cannot hold the cup with trembling hands during daily meals. Fixing dishes with non-slip mats can make eating easier, and using plenty of utensils can reduce the difficulty of eating.
In addition, psychological intervention and counseling are also important. Patients must admit and face the reality, and let patients, their families and everyone know that medical treatment is a struggle and contest between “healthy self” and “sick self”, and it is a protracted battle.
The real opponent is yourself, and you can only win if you conquer yourself.
Parkinson’s disease is more common in older adults, but many people don’t know they have Parkinson’s disease when they develop symptoms. Therefore, the understanding of Parkinson’s disease is not enough, and naturally it cannot be detected in time, or treated with the correct method in time.
