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Partners in parkinsons - Your-care-team
As a person living with Parkinson’s disease, your needs for care and support go beyond just symptom management. Your treatment should also address your physical, social and emotional needs. You may benefit from a team of professionals who can work together to help provide the level of care you deserve.
As a person living with Parkinson’s disease, your needs for care and support go beyond just symptom management. Your treatment should also address your physical, social and emotional needs. You may benefit from a team of professionals who can work together to help provide the level of care you deserve.
Choosing your healthcare team
A person with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may have several doctors and other professionals on their healthcare team to help them manage their disease as well as its effects on quality of life. Healthcare professionals may be generalists or specialists. Generalists are those who consider the patient as a whole, while specialists are focused and specially trained in one particular system or area.
A person with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may have several doctors and other professionals on their healthcare team to help them manage their disease as well as its effects on quality of life. Healthcare professionals may be generalists or specialists. Generalists are those who consider the patient as a whole, while specialists are focused and specially trained in one particular system or area.
Hopkins Medicine- Parkinsons disease and dementia
Parkinson disease is a movement disorder. It can cause the muscles to tighten and become rigid This makes it hard to walk and do other daily activities. People with Parkinson’s disease also have tremors and may develop cognitive problems, including memory loss and dementia. This article discusses the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, complications, and next steps. |