What is Parkinson Disease?

Parkinson disease is one of the common incurable diseases that we face today. Scientists have not been able to narrow down the specific cause of this disease. While genetic cause is the widely acceptable answer, others have speculated that a virus could be a possible reason behind it. Such speculation is indeed plausible.

As of today, there isn’t a 100 percent cure for Parkinson disease. There are plenty of experimental tests for cures being made but none of them show favorable results.

So what exactly is Parkinson disease?

In layman’s term, Parkinson disease is a disorder inside our body’s central nervous system, affecting one’s motor skills or cognitive processes. This disease can also be classified as designer disease.

The symptoms for each individual may differ from one another. The most visible symptom for Parkinson is uncontrollable tremor. Most of the symptoms start as small, occasional “incidents” and slowly it continues to happen frequently. Having difficulties trying to balance one self can also be a symptom of Parkinson. Some people don’t even know they have Parkinson disease until the symptoms become more severe and they have to go see a doctor about it.

It may come as a shock but there is no standard test for Parkinson disease. Doctors need to go through a series of test to find out if you have Parkinson or not. The symptoms are easily missed and can be misunderstood by less experienced doctors.

You need to go to a specialist like a neurologist to get confirmation whether or not you actually have Parkinson disease. Even then the neurologist would need to perform extra tests to be sure on the results.

The fatality rate for this disease is also quite high. Most of the people with Parkinson would feel anger and hopeless as they experience the symptoms of losing control of their body. They are also scared because their end might come sooner than they think. What they actually need are encouragements and a positive perspective to face this disease.

It is not certain that people will straight away die when contracted with the Parkinson disease. A lot of Parkinson patients do live on for many years and they make each passing day worth it. They do exercises and training regularly in order to combat the disease. Some even form support groups and try their best to help people who are also suffering from Parkinson.

Having Parkinson disease doesn’t mean that you will straight away lose out of your normal life as well i.e. you can still go to work, take a stroll at the park or go swimming. There are medications and exercises that are aimed to slow down the progression. The symptoms will still be there but at least you can manage it well enough to go on with life.

Compared to other diseases like cancer, patients with Parkinson have a better chance to live their life properly. It shouldn’t be wasted by sitting at home and moping about your incurable condition. While finding a cure may still be a long journey ahead, you should take advantage of what you have now and live it to the fullest.