Moving Day
Moving Day, it’s an event organized by the Parkinson’s Foundation with the help of other partners to remember and celebrate those people living with this progressing disease that affects many of our elderly. It’s also an opportunity to create awareness, to educate the people about the effects of this disease that not only affects the elderly but can also have a slowly progression of symptoms in an early age, and it’s as well a great opportunity for funding. So, what is Parkinson’s disease? Well Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability due to a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Every single one of these characteristics affects individuals with PD in many ways, these symptoms vary from one person to another, some people may experience it differently. However, these symptoms are only one aspect of this multifaceted disorder. …show more content…
Tremors occur at rest and they decrease or disappear with voluntary movement of the body part. Rigidity refers to the increase in muscle tone which results in great resistance to passive movements, therefore their muscles are very stiff. Bradykinesia is the slowness of movements, resulting in difficulties with ambulation. Postural instability is chances in posture that affects balance, which results in frequent falls often leading to fractures, fear of falling and deteriorating quality of life. In addition, they presented with gait deviations due to muscle tightness, the two most common are shuffling and
Moving Day, it’s an event organized by the Parkinson’s Foundation with the help of other partners to remember and celebrate those people living with this progressing disease that affects many of our elderly. It’s also an opportunity to create awareness, to educate the people about the effects of this disease that not only affects the elderly but can also have a slowly progression of symptoms in an early age, and it’s as well a great opportunity for funding. So, what is Parkinson’s disease? Well Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a chronic progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by tremors, rigidity, bradykinesia, and postural instability due to a deficiency of the neurotransmitter dopamine. Every single one of these characteristics affects individuals with PD in many ways, these symptoms vary from one person to another, some people may experience it differently. However, these symptoms are only one aspect of this multifaceted disorder. …show more content…
Tremors occur at rest and they decrease or disappear with voluntary movement of the body part. Rigidity refers to the increase in muscle tone which results in great resistance to passive movements, therefore their muscles are very stiff. Bradykinesia is the slowness of movements, resulting in difficulties with ambulation. Postural instability is chances in posture that affects balance, which results in frequent falls often leading to fractures, fear of falling and deteriorating quality of life. In addition, they presented with gait deviations due to muscle tightness, the two most common are shuffling and