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Managing Parkinson’s Disease

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Managing Parkinson’s Disease | https://blog.encompasshealth.com/

Managing Parkinson’s Disease | https://blog.encompasshealth.com/

Managing Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s is a progressive disease of the central nervous system that affects movement. More than 1.5 million people in the United States alone have Parkinson’s disease. This is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease. Men are 1.5 times likely to have Parkinson’s disease than women. No two people have the exact same symptoms. Some famous people have Parkinson’s disease, including Michael J. Fox, Muhammad Ali, Ozzy Osbourne, Neil Diamond and Billy Graham. To understand how to manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s, it is important to understand why the symptoms occur. 

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