10/04/2025
Today is World Parkinsons Day and a huge shout out to those living with, and caring for, members of our community impacted by this condition.
Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a whole body, progressive, neurodegenerative condition that affects mood, movement, GI tract, vision, sleep, memory and thinking. There are over 40 different symptoms that people with Parkinson’s can experience, though each person has a different combination of some, but not all, of them. The most recognisable symptoms are tremor (shaking), muscle rigidity (stiffness), bradykinesia (slowness of movement) and postural instability (balance issues and falls).
For more infomration on Parkinsons;
https://www.parkinsons.org.au/statistics/
https://www.betterhealth.vic.gov.au/health/conditionsandtreatments/parkinsons-disease -content
Young Onset Parkinson’s makes up 10 to 20% of all people living with Parkinson’s. They are diagnosed in their 20s to 50s. Parkinson’s is the fastest growing neurological condition in the world with 10 million currently affected according to the World Health Organisation. Parkinson’s incidenc...