CHICAGO — Preference for using a movement-prompting rehabilitation device was higher among adults with mild Parkinson’s disease, with safety concerns growing in those with more advanced disease, according to research.“Physical therapy poses its own limitations, such as the cost or patients do not follow instructions after they finish therapy, so their motor symptoms just return
CHICAGO — Use of an in-home therapy desk improved motor skills and balance and reduced sedentarism in adults with Parkinson’s disease, according to data at the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders World Congress.“There is a clear and large unmet medical need when people with Parkinson’s are done with their physical therapy, they don’t
CHICAGO — Deep brain stimulation was a cost-effective and clinically efficacious option for advanced Parkinson’s disease compared with medical therapy for patients in the Vietnamese health care system, according to research. At the International Association of Parkinsonism and Related Disorders World Congress, Khang Chung Ngoc Vo, MD, MSc, of the Movement Disorder Unit at the
CHICAGO — Active electrode placement in the right subthalamic nucleus in deep brain stimulation was associated with weight gain in patients with Parkinson’s disease, with lesser gain reported with medially placed electrodes.“We know that there is weight gain after [deep brain stimulation] surgery, but it’s currently unknown exactly why that happens,” Amelia L.
CHICAGO — While there is significant interest in the Black community to learn about Parkinson’s disease research and study participation, interventions are needed to reduce recruitment barriers and improve access to information.“What we do know is that Black participants are significantly underrepresented in Parkinson’s disease research,” Jennifer Adrissi, MD, MS, a