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Parkinson’s Treatment: Light Therapy and Beyond-Part 1

Innovations in Parkinson's Treatment: Exploring Light Therapy and Beyond Living with Parkinson's disease presents daily challenges, not just for those diagnosed but also for their families and caregivers.  It's a journey that requires resilience, adaptation, and a...

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Subtle Signs of Parkinson’s: Before The Visible Tremors

Subtle Signs of Parkinson’s: Before The Visible Tremors

Introduction Parkinson's Disease (PD) has long been associated with its cardinal motor symptoms: the tell-tale tremor, the stiffness that creeps in, the slowness of movement that makes everyday tasks a challenge, and the precarious dance of balance.  These are the...

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10 Ways to Manage Your Parkinson’s Symptoms

10 Ways to Manage Your Parkinson’s Symptoms

By actively incorporating regular exercise, a balanced diet, mental health strategies, quality sleep habits, social engagement, mindfulness, effective medication management, environmental adaptations, cognitive stimulation, and exploring complementary therapies, individuals living with Parkinson’s can take a proactive role in managing their symptoms, maintaining their independence, and enhancing their overall quality of life.

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Available Diagnosis and Treatment for Parkinson’s

Available Diagnosis and Treatment for Parkinson’s

Introduction Parkinson’s is one of the most common neurodegenerative disorders, second only to Alzheimer’s. Globally, it affects around 1% of people over 60, making it the leading movement-related neurological condition. “Parkinson’s diagnosis and treatment options”...

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Understanding the Types of Parkinsonism

Understanding the Types of Parkinsonism

This article explains Parkinsonism, a group of conditions mimicking Parkinson’s disease, detailing its various types, including primary (like PD and atypical forms) and secondary causes. It also discusses diagnosis, the importance of neurological evaluation, and emerging therapies for managing symptoms.

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An Overview of Parkinson’s Disease

An Overview of Parkinson’s Disease

What is Parkinson’s? Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is a complex neurodegenerative disorder that affects the nervous system and progressively worsens over time.  While motor symptoms—such as tremors, stiffness, and slow movement—are often the most observable and commonly...

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How Parkinson’s Affects Sleep and Vice-Versa

How Parkinson’s Affects Sleep and Vice-Versa

When most people think of Parkinson’s Disease (PD), the first symptom to come to mind are physical tremors and other movement symptoms. However, most people with Parkinson’s experience a wide range of non-motor symptoms that can often be more disruptive to their daily...

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Care for the caregivers

Care for the caregivers

“What would I do without my caregiver?” Many people with Parkinson’s disease ask themselves some form of this question every single day. Caregivers come in all shapes and forms, but they all have one thing in common: The work they do is absolutely critical. But it’s...

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“Breaking Through the FDA” (Biosphere, 2021)

“Breaking Through the FDA” (Biosphere, 2021)

Innovative medical devices and diagnostics can get to patients and providers sooner under the U.S. Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Breakthrough Device Program. The program provides a special regulatory Breakthrough Device Designation for medical products that...

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Answering some common questions about PhotoPharmics

Answering some common questions about PhotoPharmics

As a medical device company on the edge of a major breakthrough, we get a lot of questions from people who are curious about our work and mission. We love that so many are interested in our work! We truly believe we have the technology and experience to change the...

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The benefits of being outside for people with Parkinson’s

The benefits of being outside for people with Parkinson’s

We absolutely love Spring. There’s something so magical about the awakening power of Spring after a long and cold winter. One of the things we love most about this time of year is that it allows us to start getting outside again into the warm and sunny weather. And...

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Recognizing Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

Recognizing Non-Motor Symptoms in Parkinson’s Disease

More than 10 million people around the world have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, including one million in the United States. An average of 60,000 are diagnosed with PD every year, and many more are living with the devastating neurological disease without knowing it.

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Survey reveals Parkinson’s disease non-motor symptoms manifest first

Survey reveals Parkinson’s disease non-motor symptoms manifest first

Parkinson’s disease is best recognized by its motor symptoms—namely tremor. But it surprised our research team, and it may surprise you as well, to learn that 87 percent of people with Parkinson’s surveyed said they noticed non-motor symptoms first; and 78 percent said they noticed non-motor symptoms even before they were formally diagnosed with Parkinson’s.

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