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TREATING NEURODEGENERATIVE PARKINSON’S DISEASE Last month’s article, entitled PARKINSON’S DISEASE: A COLLABORATIVE, focused on identifying the key issues, which have been in the way of developing curative treatment for neurodegenerative diseases. The main issues were: Limited understanding of the disease etiology; The inability of most drugs to go across the blood-brain barrier [...]
WELLNESS TIPS FOR PARKINSON’S If you’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s, you can help keep yourself in safe and healthy ways by taking certain precautions. Physical therapy is almost always beneficial. Group wellness programs, group exercise, yoga, tai-chi, and support groups which include the involvement with others can help with the isolation and depression some people with Parkinson’s [...]
STUDY EVALUATES RISK FACTORS FOR CHRONIC TEMPOROMANDIBULAR JOINT AND MUSCLE DISORDERS November 10, 2011 ~ Thousands of Americans this year will be diagnosed with a common disorder of the jaw area called temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD, formerly called TMJ). Because of the inherent biological complexity of TMJD, their healthcare providers will have no [...]
There are approximately 25 million veterans alive today. However, only about 7.2 million veterans are enrolled with the Department of Veterans Affairs (“VA”), and only 5.5 million receive health care services and 3.4 million receive monetary benefits from the VA. Many of our elderly clients who are veterans are unaware of the vast benefits available to [...]
1. STATISTICS First described as “Shaking Palsy” by James Parkinson in 1817, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive and devastating degenerative neurological illness, second only to Alzheimer’s disease (AD) in its scope. It affects about 2% of the population over the age of 50 years, with estimated 1.5 million Americans afflicted by the disease. [...]
Reesa Manning’s commitment to her career as a financial advisor is based on real-life understanding of the economic curveballs that life can throw, particularly to women. Formerly founder and president of the Southern California-based, 140-store franchise Penguin’s Frozen Yogurt, Reesa joined Integrated Wealth Management in August 2009 after a twelve-year career with UBS Financial [...]
Dr. Shirazi graduated from Howard University College of Dentistry, in Washington D.C. and earned a Masters degree in Oriental Medicine from Samra University. He has completed over 2000 hours of continuing education in TMD and facial pain, craniomandibular orthopedics, and sleep disordered breathing. He has also completed a hospital mini-residency in oriental medicine at [...]
Happy Valentine’s Day and month. Love abounds at this time of year. Savor the precious moments of each day. This is such an exciting time with such a tremendous amount of activity going on. In the Parkinson’s world I find it extremely exciting because after 22 years of eating, breathing, sleeping and living Parkinson’s through [...]
CAREGIVER BURNOUT HAS YOUR ATTITUDE CHANGED? Caregiver burnout is a state of physical, emotional, and mental exhaustion AND Is often accompanied by a change in attitude — from positive and caring to negative and unconcerned. Burnout can occur when caregivers don’t get the help they need, whether offered by others or requested by self; or [...]
What is Sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa)? Levodopa is converted to a chemical called dopamine (DOE pa meen) in the brain. Symptoms of Parkinson’s disease may be caused by low levels of dopamine in the brain. Carbidopa helps prevent the breakdown of levodopa before it can reach the brain and take effect. The combination of carbidopa [...]
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