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How I manage Parkinson’s

How I manage Parkinson’s. Motor and Non-Motor signs of Parkinsons. Motor Signs Four main symptoms are associated with movement Non-Motor Signs Cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances, impaired smell or vision, fatigue, difficulty swallowing, bladder problems and depression.

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How I manage Parkinson’s

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  1. How I manage Parkinson’s Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  2. Motor and Non-Motor signs of Parkinsons Motor Signs Four main symptoms are associated with movement Non-Motor Signs Cognitive dysfunction, sleep disturbances, impaired smell or vision, fatigue, difficulty swallowing, bladder problems and depression Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  3. Non-Motor Symptoms Significant • These non-motor symptoms can have a significant impact on a patient’s quality of life and ability to carry out daily responsibilities • These symptoms can make us give up • Whereas an active engagement to manage the disease, is necessary to improve the quality of our lives Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  4. Bio tec genes Neurochip Physical exercises Medicine Quality of life Mental exercises Surgery Food Soft ware games Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  5. Physical exercises Quality of life Mental exercises Food Soft ware games Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  6. About Physical Exercises • Demanding, challenging but play it safe • Engaging, creative such as dancing with music • Research has shown that activities that are engaging and creative enhance nerve connections • Since I don’t do enough, I am a moving target at home • Sports Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  7. Walking Salmaan Ali Shareef, Aug. 2010

  8. Table Tennis – great fun Salmaan Ali shareef, Aug. 2010

  9. Mental Fitness • Again creative, engaging and regular • Mind games keep dementia at bay Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  10. Stimulating the mind • Mathematics • Literature • Learning to play an instrument • Drawing and painting • Yoga • Writing poetry Salmaan Ali shareef, Aug. 2010

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  12. A scene in Shigar valley Salmaan Ali shareef, Aug. 2010

  13. Nutrition for PD • Water – prevents dehydration & improves constipation • Nuts (walnuts and almonds) – good source of protein, fibre and Omega 3 • Low fat yogurt – high in calcium and protein, helps in digestion • Berries – such as “falsa” and “annar” • Green tea – antioxidant Salmaan Ali shareef, Aug. 2010

  14. Nutrition for PD • Water – prevents dehydration & improves constipation • Nuts (walnuts and almonds) – good source of protein, fibre and Omega 3 • Low fat yogurt – high in calcium and protein, helps in digestion • Berries – such as “falsa” and “annar” • Green tea – antioxidant Salmaan Ali shareef, Aug. 2010

  15. Rapid progress in research = hope • Yeast offers clues to Parkinson's disease • Critical 'traffic engineer' of the nervous system found • Researchers have identified a critical enzyme that keeps traffic flowing in the right direction in the nervous system-a feat that could pave the way for new treatments for conditions such as Alzheimer's and Parkinson's disea Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

  16. Rapid progress • Research Targets Protection of Nerve Cells in Parkinson's Scientists at John Hopkins have demonstrated on mice that certain drugs protect nerve cells from the deadly effects of Parkinson's disease. • Breakthrough In Cure For Parkinson's Disease Johns Hopkins researchers have just discovered two drugs that work to prevent Parkinson's disease in mice that were genetically engineered to carry the disease. Salmaan ali Shareef, Sept 2010

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