What are the symptoms of Pakinson's disease

Pankinson's disease is a disease that everyone is very familiar with. It is also a disease with a relatively high incidence rate among middle-aged and elderly people. Because the early symptoms of changes are not obvious, the best time for treatment is often missed, which makes it more difficult to treat Pankinson's disease. If you find some symptoms of Pan Jinsen's disease in your life, you should pay attention and seek treatment in time.

Symptoms of Pakinson's disease

1. Posture and gait:

The face is stiff, shaped like a mask; the head is tilted forward, the torso is bent forward, and the elbows and knees are slightly bent; the walking steps are small, slow at first, and then faster and faster, with a tense gait, and the upper limbs do not swing back and forth.

2. Tremor:

It is more common in the head and limbs, especially in the hands. The fingers show a coarse, stop-motion tremor. The typical manifestation is a "rubbing nine-like" tremor between the thumb and the bent index finger. As the disease progresses, the tremor gradually involves all limbs and even affects the trunk.

3. Muscle stiffness:

The tension of both extensor and flexor muscles increases, and there is a gear-like or lead-pipe-like resistance feeling when forced to move, which is called gear-like stiffness or lead-pipe stiffness respectively.

4. Movement disorders:

It is related to muscle stiffness. For example, the stiffness of the pronunciation muscles makes pronunciation difficult, and the stiffness of the finger muscles makes it impossible to take care of oneself in daily life, such as daily life, washing, eating, etc.

5. Can cause thinking and intellectual impairment:

Depression may be the first symptom. Common symptoms include slow thinking, spatial visual impairment, difficulty shifting attention, memory impairment and poor execution of commands. Sometimes it is combined with other symptoms, such as decreased speech and low and monotonous voice, difficulty swallowing, drooling, sleep disorders, depression or dementia.

6. Others:

Easily excitable, with occasional paroxysmal impulsive behavior; increased excretion of sweat, saliva, sebaceous gland fluid, etc.; decreased dopamine and its metabolites in cerebrospinal fluid and urine.

Treatment of Pankinson's disease

1. Diet adjustment:

To ensure the patient's disease resistance, they should have sufficient nutrition. They should focus on multi-vitamin, high-protein, low-fat foods, such as soy milk, chicken soup, rice porridge and other easily digestible and nutritious foods, ensure sufficient daily calorie intake, and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits. Chew slowly and give yourself plenty of time to eat. A recent research report suggests that people who like to drink coffee for a long time are less likely to develop Parkinson's disease, so you can appropriately increase the number of times you drink coffee.

2. Massage therapy:

Muscle massage can stretch the adhesions between stiff muscles, relieve muscle spasms, and make movements easier. Massage can also improve joint movement, soften stiffened muscle tissue, and stimulate lymphatic circulation. Family members can often give patients full body massage, which is very beneficial to the patient's recovery.

3. Acupuncture treatment:

Acupuncture treatment is mainly used to extinguish tremors and wind. Commonly used acupoints for body acupuncture are Si Shencong, Fengchi, Quchi, Hegu, Yanglingquan, Taixi, etc. Acupoints can be added or subtracted according to symptoms. The needles are retained for about 30 to 50 minutes, and the best course of treatment is 10 to 15 days.

4. Psychotherapy:

Psychological treatment for Parkinson's patients must first pay attention to this reality, not be afraid of others knowing, and keep their mood calm. In addition, maintaining a regular life and avoiding excitement and fatigue will be beneficial to the course of the disease. At the same time, attention should be paid to alleviating the patient's depression, cognitive impairment and other non-motor disorder symptoms, and reducing the occurrence and severity of movement complications. Only comprehensive treatment can improve the treatment effect and reduce the pain suffered by patients. It is important for patients to maintain a positive attitude. A good mood can help cure many diseases. A good mood can help Parkinson's patients carry out active treatment.

5. Drug treatment:

In the early stages of the disease, drugs can greatly improve symptoms. They are the most commonly used and effective drugs. They have been used in clinical treatment since the 1960s and have remained the core drugs in clinical practice until now. The medication must be taken for a long time; once treatment is stopped, the condition will relapse.