Beth Maxwell had a parent suffering from this dreadful disease.
Learn more about Parkinson's disease and how to help a loved one at: www.aboutparkinsons-disease.com
There are various reasons why Parkinson’s disease affects your body. ‘Arteriosclerotic Parkinson's Disease,’ which is hardening of the arteries. Scientists have demonstrated that if hardening of the arteries happens in the area of the brain known as the basal ganglia - where the "manager of steadiness" is situated - typical symptoms of Parkinson's Disease will result.
Then there is ‘Idiopathic Parkinson's Disease’ this is where a patient can give no history of any important previous illnesses whatsoever to account for the disease. "It just came on gradually," they often say.
Another possible cause of Parkinson’s disease is shock and distress.
Some physicians tell about patient that say this; “There was a death in the family, and right after that their arm began to shake. Tell me, Doctor, do you think that nervous shock gave me the disease?” Or “I had a bad accident and right after that incident my arm started shaking.”
These are very often the words of Parkinson’s patients when they first consult a physician.
There are Parkinson’s cases that started after the person had a traumatic accident, that kicked-off the symptoms of Parkinson's Disease.
There are many people that believe that Parkinson’s disease started after a traumatic event in the patient’s life.
But many Parkinson’s disease specialists do not believe that emotional shocks or accidents play any significant part in the cause of the disease. Though there is little doubt, that such influences can certainly aggravate the disease, either temporarily or permanently, if it already exists.
Many Parkinson’s sufferers have certainly noticed a setback in their health after some emotional crisis or physical injury. Sometimes these setbacks persist long after the setback occurred.
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