Exercise for Physical and Mental Health...May is Mental Health Month so what better time is there to assess your mind-body-spirit health routines? Are you getting any exercise?...reactions4comments
Pain is Common & Constant: The Impact on Quality of Life...In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of parkinsonsdisease.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic...reactionscomments
Tremors on hand and taking syndopa...Hi Everyone, My Mother (in her 60s) started getting tremors on her right hand around 8 months ago on and off and...reactions2replies
Communication While Wearing a Mask...In a conversation with Lauren Simmons of PD Buzz in Orange County, California, we discovered that we were both audiologists in our...reactions1comment
A Dose of Laughter...Living with a chronic health condition can take a toll on your mental health. Life often seems full of the things you...reactions2comments
My Father and My Brothers...My father always dreamed of having a barnyard amount of kids. Not sure if it’s because he only had one sister or...reactions2comments
What is it like to live with Parkinson's disease?...Parkinson's disease is so much more than tremors. It affects your mood, how you sleep, and so many things in your day-to-day...reactions24replies
Will I get Parkinson's Disease?...I am a 56 year old man and I have not been diagnosed with PD. I have been diagnosed with REM sleep...reactions5comments
Protein Intake & PD Medication: Does Eating Protein Affect Levodopa Absorption?...Many people with PD take a levodopa/carbidopa combination drug to help control their motor symptoms. Levodopa is a precursor to dopamine that...reactionscomments
Parkinson's Conversations With a Kid...For many people, the greatest joy in life is kids. Unfortunately, my wife and I did not have our own children before...reactionscomments
Happy(?) 10th Anniversary...February marks the 10th anniversary of my Parkinson's diagnosis. It is more like my 11th anniversary as, like many parkies, I started having...reactions2comments
The (Virtual) Doctor Is In! Sharing Telehealth Experiences...These days, you can find more and more people turning to telehealth. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual care. Whether...reactions1comment
Social Distancing Spurs Telehealth Surge...The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United...reactions1comment
You Got This!...If you live with or near a progressive disease you may find your changing capabilities to be discouraging, frustrating, even maddening. I...reactions2comments
Community Views: The Hardest Part of Living with Parkinson’s...Rarely is there an easy day with Parkinson’s. Even on the good days, the person living with the diagnosis and their loved...reactions2comments
The Safety Concerns of Sleepwalking and RBD in Parkinson's Disease...Your loved one with Parkinson’s disease (PD) sleeps at night, just not in their bed…they get up, walk around, perform small—or large!—tasks...reactions7comments
COVID-19 Updates, May 7: Remdesivir, Antibody Testing, and Reinfection Risk...Our world is still changing every day because of COVID-19. Keeping up with all of the news can be challenging. Here are...reactionscomments
An Interview with Physical Therapist Jill Jumper...I recently interviewed Jill Jumper, PT, DPT to learn more about her job, especially in regards to working with persons with Parkinson’s...reactions1comment
Confused and scared...Hi y'all, I have shared my story here when I joined a while back. Now with the COVID-19 I have been working...reactions8replies
