When Parkinson’s Disease Forced Constant Awareness of Surroundings

Parkinson's disease fundamentally alters how a person navigates their environment, forcing an exhausting level of conscious attention to movements and...

Parkinson's disease fundamentally alters how a person navigates their environment, forcing an exhausting level of conscious attention to movements and...

Life after multiple falls with Parkinson's disease requires a fundamental recalibration of daily routines, home environments, and expectations""but it...

Parkinson's disease has fundamentally redefined what independence means for the 1.1 million Americans currently living with the condition.

Progressive instability in Parkinson's disease transforms everyday movements""standing up from a chair, turning in a hallway, reaching for a coffee...

Mobility aids typically become essential for people with Parkinson's disease when freezing of gait can no longer be managed through medication adjustments...

Parkinson's disease fundamentally alters how the brain controls movement, but emerging research and specialized therapies are revealing that the body can...

Parkinson's disease transforms balance from an unconscious bodily function into a constant, deliberate effort because it progressively damages the brain's...

Parkinson's disease progressively disrupts the brain's ability to coordinate movement, transforming once-automatic actions into deliberate, effortful...

Standing still should be effortless. For most people, it is. But Parkinson's disease strips away the automatic reflexes that keep the body upright,...

Living with Parkinson's disease taught me something I never expected to learn: slowing down is not the same as stopping.