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Weight Loss in Parkinson’s Patients

Weight loss is a common problem among Parkinson’s patients. This condition, which affects the nervous system, can cause a variety of symptoms, including tremors, stiffness, and difficulty with movement. In…

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Can You Die from Parkinson’s Disease?

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder that affects the brain and nervous system. It is characterized by tremors, rigidity, slow movements, and problems with balance and coordination. While there…

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Physical therapy

Can Parkinson’s be managed without medication?

After a certain point in a Parkinson’s Warrior’s life, which comes at a different time for everyone, when medications are beginning to cause worse symptoms than they relieve. Carbidopa/Levodopa begins…

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manage your symptoms by tracking them

How do you know when your Parkinson’s has progressed?

Parkinson’s changes your body gradually, and not always worsening it when it does. I once had a terribly increased tremor that would not ease. I thought I was in the…

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Fitness' role in Parkinson's progression

How fast does Parkinson’s progress?

One of the most common questions we get on the Parkinson’s Warriors Facebook group is, how fast does Parkinson’s progress? As you will see, this is a complicated question, and…

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