Many people across the globe after crossing
the ripe age of 50 find movement and motor activities increasingly difficult
and in certain cases even painful. This is the first sign of the advent of Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s is currently afflicting
millions and is a major source of concern across the globe. According to one source, in the USA alone
there are well over ten million patients who are suffering from this dreaded
disease. They are at varying stages of the ailment and undergoing treatment.
India is no exception and has its share of
people who obviously find their limbs shaking while performing the simplest of
tasks, rigidity and slowness in movement as well as difficulty in walking and
gait. These are, of course, the early and sure shot symptoms of Parkinson’s.
Parkinson’s
specialists in Delhi and elsewhere in the country where this particular neurological
disease is gradually assuming alarming scale are doing an impressive job of
tackling this menace. Slowly but surely many young people are also increasingly
becoming victims of this serious enough disease. Besides Parkinson’s, neurologists in Delhi also find
themselves pretty busy what with numerous neurological disorders taking place.
Specialists and societies for treating Parkinson’s are
there
Besides the specialists serving the field,
the millions afflicted with Parkinson’s can also approach the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorder
Society that has its offices in Mumbai and can be contacted online. Also, you
do have the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation of India, which is a charitable
institution catering to the diverse and unique needs of those down with the
disease as also educate the masses regarding the symptoms, cure and exercise
related factors.
The disease also goes by the names of
idiopathic or Primary Parkinsonism, hypo kinetic rigid syndrome (HRS), or
paralysis agitans. Basically it is a condition wherein the patient suffers from
a degenerative disorder of the central nervous system that primarily affects
the motor system.
This is why the initial symptoms are almost
always difficulty in movement only.
Stages in the Parkinson’s disease
Broadly speaking, the ailment follows the
Early Stage Parkinson’s; Middle Stage or Maintenance Stage Parkinson’s;
Advanced Parkinson’s; and, the Care Giving Stage once the advanced stage is
reached. This scenario is not much different from other neuro
Even though, largely speaking, it is not
life-threatening; still it does result in some serious and worrisome enough
conditions. These include besides the inability to move freely and flexibly,
thinking and behavioural problems and in more advanced stages dementia. All
this leads to depression and other related emotional , sleep and psychiatric
problems.
The cure is of course there, but it is only
early detection that will guarantee satisfactory recovery.
