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Tuesday, May 1, 2007

How do you know you have Parkinsons Disease?

Nobody's know what is the cause of Parkinson's Disease but below are the signs that you may have the disease:-

  1. You find difficulty to stand up from your chair or a car seat.
  2. Your muscle is so stiff and hand start to tremors.
  3. Usually the disease start to affect one side of body - left or right.
  4. You start to fall often when walking.
  5. When walking, you are so lazy to swing your arm.
  6. People start to comment you have a blank face - No Expression. Check out your recent picture.
  7. You find that to sign a check or letter is a burden to you.
  8. If you drive , cars behind you keep on honking you because of your slowness.
  9. You have difficulty to brush your teeth or button your shirt.
  10. You have become more quite and less cheerful . Your laugh is also not as loud as before.

Well , if you have any or combination of the above signs, do not worry . See your GP to ask to refer you to a neouro specialist .Parkinsons disease is a progressive disease and not fatal . With the advancement of the modern medicines, it will slow the disease's progress.

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