​Integrated Care for Parkinson’s Disease

Integrated Care for Parkinson’s Disease

7/21/2019

Parkinson’s Disease affects almost 200,000 Americans every year.

Parkinson’s is a progressive neurological disorder of the central nervous system that effects signals to the muscles of the body and significantly interferes with daily living activities.

Traditional treatments include dopamine boosters, antidepressants, and anti-tremor medications. Some new findings are showing that integrating other therapies, like massage therapy, with these pharmacological approaches can be of benefit to daily functioning for these people.

A survey done by the Dept. of Neurology at the University Medical Center-Hamburg furthered the claim that anti-Parkinson drugs are incomplete and not as effective as when combined with other rehabilitative therapy and physiotherapy including massage.

Simply put, traditional therapy can only do so much for the pain and symptoms that accompany this disease. While it does not change the progression of the disease, massage has a direct, immediate effect and can help fill in the holes in traditional healthcare protocols.

Submitted by SCCCC Member:

Jean Chamberlain, LMT
Modern Massage Works
610-444-5884
619 E. Cypress St., Kennett Square, PA 19348

4 Comments

Dr. David Greene link

3/8/2021 02:22:05 am

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Kristin Smeltzer

2/15/2022 12:46:55 am

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Mia Evans link

5/15/2022 05:18:34 am

Thanks for helping me understand that traditional treatments can use dopamine boosters, anti-depressants, and anti-tremor medications while new therapies are being researched as well for that kind of illness. Hopefully, we can get the best treatment after taking my grandfather to a neurolgist that we can find this year. It's because he has been showing signs and symptoms of this kind of issue for the past few months now.

Catherine Roberta

12/15/2022 10:35:10 pm

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