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The nature of care-giving can place great physical stress on you as the caregiver. Practicing proper body mechanics will decrease the stress and strain and help to safely manage the mobility of the care-receiver. The primary rule is to maintain the normal lumbar curve at all times.

Thanks for sharing, I used this website in my Pearltrees about PD, it has very helpful info.

Parkinson's disease is a condition in which part of the brain becomes progressively more damaged over many years (a progressive neurological condition).

Findings are showing that even so-called mild concussion has long-lasting effects, including anxiety, personality changes and even Parkinson-like symptoms in older adults.

This is a MUST read!! This is an incredible story of a woman who can smell Parkinson's disease. After making this assertion, some scientists came up with an experiment to test her claim. Her smell could be a breakthrough for finding an early diagnosis of Parkinson's disease.

How interesting! I wonder what it is that creates the particular odor? Sounds like additional research is called for here.

Thought this was super interesting! A new study has found that people who have been diagnosed with parkinson's disease have found a different bacteria level in the stomach. My thoughts are... will this maybe move us forward to finding a cure? Or understanding more of the onset and why it is caused?

This website has really cool ideas for gait training. It covers visual and auditory cues. It is so creative.