The most typical onset of Parkinson's disease, which usually occurs over the age of 60, is a tremor in the right or left hand... Parkinson's, which causes heaviness and slowing down of movement over time, in people; It also causes various situations such as falling, speaking slowly, decreasing the number of blinks and instability in sitting and standing.
Those who use pesticides are at risk
Parkinson's disease, which usually occurs over the age of 60 or over 65, affects 1-2 percent of the population. It is a disease of slowing down of movements due to age.
Parkinson's disease occurs approximately 1.5 - 2 times more frequently in men. According to some studies, those who live in rural areas and use pesticides are actually at risk. Parkinson's occurs a little more frequently in these people.
The most typical onset: Tremor in the hand
This is the initial symptom we see most frequently. . This tremor, usually dominated by the thumb, is almost typical for the condition, often called 'coin counting tremor'. But of course, this alone does not make the diagnosis. Accompanying this, a slowdown occurs in all body movements. What is this? While the person moves, he complains that his muscles resist him and a slow-motion movement usually occurs. Sometimes this starts in one half of the body and moves to the other half of the body after a year or two. This slowing down is reflected in the sound; The person speaks slowly and slowly. It is reflected in his blinking, he blinks slower. It is reflected in his sitting and standing; Sitting and standing are very slow and slow. Or, instead of bending his knees in a balanced way while sitting, he is forced to sit on the chair as a whole with a 'thunk'.
The frequency of falls increases in Parkinson's disease
Of course, as the weight and slowness of movement increases over time, as the ability to straighten up, reflexes and self-protection decreases, at the slightest turns and tripping, people fall completely face down, he said, and continued his words as follows.
Sometimes the patient suddenly starts running while walking normally and this is an irresistible running and he cannot stop it. Run quickly or fall It will fall, or it will have to hold on to something. This is also very rare; but it appears as an interesting initial symptom and is often overlooked. Of course, slowing down all movements also reduces the number of swallows. After a while, saliva may flow onto the pillow at night and wet the pillow. Bowel movements slow down and this condition is accompanied by constipation. In some cases, the sense of smell may be impaired beforehand. Constipation and loss of sense of smell are actually one of the early symptoms before the disease occurs. As movements slow down, typically in Parkinson's disease, handwriting turns into what we call 'ant writing' over time. While writing large and large texts, over time the person has to write what we call 'ant script' and his writing is seriously deteriorated.
It can also occur in young people
Parkinson's can also occur in young people. In particular, there is a Parkinson's group that we call 'young Parkinson'. These occur as a genetic tendency. It either comes from the family, or they somehow carry these genes by skipping generations, and the disease occurs at an early stage.
The cause of falls may not be old age, but Parkinson's. !
The person suddenly falls, falls to the ground, and breaks his hip. He is in orthopedics. Or has frequent falls; but no one knows he has Parkinson's. It is interpreted as "He is 60-70 years old, his walking has slowed down due to age, that is why he is losing his balance." In fact, when you examine him, you can see typical Parkinson's symptoms in his body. The important thing about detecting the disease at an early stage is to cure other problems that may occur and to restore the person's quality of daily life.”
How should Parkinson's patients eat?
Consume foods with plenty of vegetables and fiber
Mediterranean or Aegean diet; It is actually something that can be said as a title for our society, as it is a diet consisting of plenty of vegetables, plenty of fish, seafood, fruits, legumes and nuts. But most Parkinson's patients are particularly constipated. Because it is so prominent and so disturbing, we usually recommend; Especially eating a diet with plenty of vegetables and plenty of fibre. When we multiply the weight by 30, we can say how many milliliters of fluid the person will drink in milliliters. So, when you multiply by 30, a person weighing 70 kilos needs to take in approximately 2 liters of daily fluid.
Make sure to eat 1 bowl of yoghurt every day, do not neglect vitamin D
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Since there is a high risk of falling in Parkinson's disease and long bone fractures often occur, fractures that require surgical intervention, prosthesis, and bedridden for a long time, it is necessary to harden the bones. We need to eat a bowl of yoghurt every day to harden bones and sunbathe to get vitamin D. If we cannot sunbathe and it is the season when the sun is low, then we should not neglect vitamin D.
Swimming is one of the most effective exercises
On top of all this nutrition, well-coordinated exercise is also needed. Because the movements are slow and the muscles are not flexible, it is necessary to help. For this reason, the best thing that can be done, especially for people who know how to swim, is to swim for more than 30 minutes daily or every other day. When swimming is done, almost no other exercise may be necessary. But other than that, it cannot be said that the standard walking activity alone is good for Parkinson's disease.
“Pedalling” is good for Parkinson's disease
Especially fast walking or its different form, pedaling, is a form of exercise that has been shown to be beneficial for Parkinson's disease. Pedaling is actually a different form of cycling. If a person can ride a bicycle, it has been shown that cycling for more than 30 minutes a day increases the coordination of the upper limbs as well as increasing the use of the legs. If a person cannot ride a bicycle, pedaling without wheels, which we call 'pedaling' for about 30 to 45 minutes, has been shown to be good for Parkinson's disease.
Dance eliminates movement limitations.
Dancing like young people, the movement of the disease can eliminate pollution. There is no limit for dancing; if a person likes it and is interested in it, he can do all dances or movements that increase body coordination. Apart from that, professionally, if the person has a severe limitation of movement and cannot do the exercises I mentioned on his own, applying Parkinson's specific physical therapy or neurorehabilitation physiotherapy, which we call 'neurorehabilitation', using medications, can restore much better daily living activities.
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