Facts About Parkinsons Disease

Parkinsons Disease is a very common disease. It affects one in 500 people. Most people develop Parkinsons between the ages of 50 – 80 years. Although it does affect some people in their 30’s and 40’s. But Parkinsons primarily affects older people. In fact, Parkinsons affects 1 in 60 people between the ages of 70 – 80 years.

Parkinsons seems to affect both men and women in equal proportions. And there do not seem to be any major factors as to why a person succumbs to Parkinsons. Lifestyle does not seem to be a contributory factor in Parkinsons.

However, Parkinsons does have a tendency to get worse as the years progress. Where one hand is affected both hands become affected. Walking then becomes affected. And the Parkinsons tremors become more prominent.

But, Parkinsons symptoms can be kept under control by adjusting the treatment the sufferer is having. And providing the sufferer sees a doctor at regular intervals then persistent problems do not develop for many years.

Parkinsons is not a fatal disease. In fact the cause of death amongst Parkinsons sufferers are those found in any person suffering from chest infections and general weakness. And the average age of death for a sufferer is 70 -75 years. The main cause of death for a Parkinsons is from an unrelated condition.

 

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