What is Parkinson's Disease

Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a neuro-degenerative disorder. It occurs due to loss of dopamine-producing brain cells that facilitates movements and balancing. It also affects patient’ mood, sleep and memory.

Parkinson's Symptoms
Movement Symptoms
  • Tremor: It is most noticeable when at rest. It usually starts in one upper limb, and may spread to other limbs and whole body.
  • Slowness of movement
  • Muscle stiffness
Non-movement symptoms

include depression, constipation, insomnia, orthostatic hypotension.

Hoehn and Yahr Scale : Five Stages of Parkinson's
1
Only one side of the body is affected
2
Symptoms affect both sides of the body
3
Balance and stability become affected
4
Symptoms increase, however are able to stand and walk
5
Assistance is required for everyday activities
Parkinson's Disease Rehabilitation
1. Physiotherapy
  • To improve patients’ mobility, flexibility, balance, and muscle strength while reducing stiffness and fall rates
  • To provide recommendation on walking aids to increase patients’ independence
2. Occupational Therapy
  • To improve patients’ self-care abilities and hand functions
  • To provide home assessment and modifications to create a barrier-free environment
3. Speech Therapy
  • To improve communication and pronunciation, and strengthen swallowing muscles to minimize aspiration risk
4. Dietetic Consultation
  • To evaluate and monitor dietetic intervention to facilitate the patients’ recovery, control symptoms and improve well-being
  • 1Make a call or WhatsApp for an appointment. Our staff will explore your needs and expectation thru tele-conversation.
  • 2Send medical referral letter through WhatsApp
  • 3Attend the schedule appointment with medical history and referral letter. Our therapist will conduct a series of physical / cognitive assessment, and tailor-made a training program and will review your progress regularly.
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