Parkinson's Care - la homecare

Parkinson’s disease is a progressive disorder that affects the nervous system and the parts of the body controlled by the nerves. Symptoms start slowly. The first symptom may be a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. Tremors are common, but the disorder may also cause stiffness or slowing of movement. In the early stages of Parkinson’s disease, your face may show little or no expression. Your arms may not swing when you walk. Your speech may become soft or slurred. Parkinson’s disease symptoms worsen as your condition progresses over time.

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Parkinson's symptoms may include:

Tremor. Rhythmic shaking, called tremor, usually begins in a limb, often your hand or fingers. You may rub your thumb and forefinger back and forth. This is known as a pill-rolling tremor. Your hand may tremble when it’s at rest. The shaking may decrease when you are performing tasks.
Slowed movement, known as bradykinesia. Over time, Parkinson’s disease may slow your movement, making simple tasks difficult and time-consuming. Your steps may become shorter when you walk. It may be difficult to get out of a chair. You may drag or shuffle your feet as you try to walk.
Rigid muscles. Muscle stiffness may occur in any part of your body. The stiff muscles can be painful and limit your range of motion.
Impaired posture and balance. Your posture may become stooped. Or you may fall or have balance problems as a result of Parkinson’s disease.
Loss of automatic movements. You may have a decreased ability to perform unconscious movements, including blinking, smiling or swinging your arms when you walk.
Speech changes. You may speak softly or quickly, slur, or hesitate before talking. Your speech may be more of a monotone rather than have the usual speech patterns.
Writing changes. It may become hard to write, and your writing may appear small.

Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease symptoms can be different for everyone. Early symptoms may be mild and go unnoticed. Symptoms often begin on one side of the body and usually remain worse on that side, even after symptoms begin to affect the limbs on both sides.

As Parkinson’s disease symptoms get worse it’s hard for those clients to perform Daily Living Care Activities independently. L & A Home Care Service can assist with those every day activities that seem impossible for our clients in their home. We will promote combination of foods that will help prevent constipation that is common for Parkinson’s disease. L & A Home Care Service will promote exercises in the home such as walking, gardening, dancing or stretching.

Parkinson’s disease can disturb your sense of balance which makes it hard to walk with your usual gait. Our specialize Caregivers will perform exercises in the home to improve the balance. The Caregivers will teach our client not to move quickly, aim for your heel to strike the floor first when you’re walking, If caregivers notice the client shuffling, stop and check the posture, and remind client to look in front of themselves, not directly down, while walking.