The 'gold standard' treatments for Parkinson's Disease include levodopa therapy, and physical and speech therapy as needed. As the disease progresses other treatment options include new mediations, surgical interventions and brain stimulation.
A list of the generic names of popular Parkinson's disease drugs.
Speech therapy can help not just speech, but several functions in people with Parkinson's disease.
If you are considering deep brain stimulation as a treatment for Parkinson's disease, you should know the risks and benefits
Find out how dyskinesias are treated.
Clinical trials are a way that you and doctors can work together to find new drugs and therapies that may help people with Parkinson's disease. Here, you can find out if clinical trials are right for you, and what you need to know if you're considering joining one.
Clinical trials for Parkinson's disease are beneficial to patients with Parkinson's disease for several reasons.
Find out how exercise will benefit people with Parkinson's and what you should do.
Find out the ways that your doctor can help treat depression in Parkinson's disease.
Find out how protein interacts with levodopa medications for Parkinson's disease, and how to manage the protein in your diet so that it does not change the effectiveness of your medication.
Find out what dietary supplements may be beneficial to people with Parkinson's disease.
Find out about pain in Parkinson's disease and whether you should see a pain specialist for your pain.
Learn about different drug therapies, surgical treatments, and physical treatments for patients with Parkinson's disease.
A list of the medications commonly used to treat medications with descriptions and descriptions of how they work.
Find out what alternative medicine therapies can help you live with Parkinson's disease.
Medications that increase the level of dopamine in the brain are the most popular treatment for Parkinson's Disease. Read more about drug therapies here.
Find out how to treat compulsive behaviors like gambling, hypersecuality, compulsive spending, compulsive eating, and punding caused by Parkinson's disease medications.
Cognitive rehabilitation can help you with mood, memory, and thinking problems caused by Parkinson's Disease.
Neuroprotective therapies hold promise for slowing progression of Parkinson's disease because they can protect the cells that produce dopamine. Here is a summary of existing and upcoming neuroprotective therapies for PD.
Looking at the history of the development of treatments for Parkinson's disease, there is hope that new treatments will continue to emerge that slow the progression of PD.
Find out what causes pain in Parkinson's disease, what you can do to alleviate your pain, and what over-the counter pain medications are best.
Find out what alternative medicine therapies can help alleviate the pain associated with Parkinson's disease.
Learn strategies to manage your medications properly, how to deal with pharmacies, and the wearing-on and wearing-off of medications.
About.com's drug finder provides information about various medications.
The National Institute of Nervous Disorders and Stroke discusses various treatment options for Parkinson's Disease.
Deep brain stimulation is a surgical treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. Read more about this option from the NINDS website.
