Parkinson’s: Treatment & Care – WebMD

Treatment & Care

Individual people with Parkinson's need individualized treatment and care. These brief and to-the-point articles offer important information and helpful tips.

Parkinson's disease can't be cured, but it can be treated. Learn more from this easy-to-read overview.

Home care is essential for a Parkinson's patient. Click here to read this important overview.

Medication can greatly relieve many of the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Click here for an overview.

There are surgical options for Parkinson's disease. Click here for information.

There's more to treating Parkinson's disease than drugs and surgery. Click here to learn more.

Guided imagery is a relaxation technique that uses positive mental images to influence how you feel.

Dysarthria (difficulty speaking) and dysphagia (difficulty swallowing) can be severely limiting symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Both can be helped by seeing a speech pathologist or speech therapist.

The symptoms of Parkinson's disease may cause you to move more slowly. You may also feel tightness, pain, and weakness, especially in the muscles and joints. Physical and occupational therapy may help with these symptoms.

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