If you are caring for an elderly adult that has Parkinson’s disease, it is important that you know how to manage this disease. While there isn’t a cure for this disease, there are certain things that someone can do to manage their symptoms and to delay other symptoms, as well. The more you and senior care providers know about managing this disease, the more you can help your loved one.

Activity Level

One of the ways that you can help your elderly loved one to manage Parkinson’s disease is by increasing their activity level. You should help your loved one to participate in low-impact exercises such as tai-chi, swimming, and walking. Research shows that physical activity can help to slow down the progression of Parkinson’s disease.

Nutritious Eating

Another way that you can help your loved one to manage this disease is through nutritious eating. While this is the case for many health issues and diseases, research shows that for this disease people should be eating enough fruits, vegetables, whole grains, protein-rich food, and dairy products.

Getting Into Strength Training

If your loved one has a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis and they aren’t currently exercising enough, you or their senior care providers should get them into strength training. The use of resistance bands can be very beneficial. Light weights can help your loved one to improve their balance and stamina, as well. Both resistance bands and the use of light weights can help to prevent falls.

Stretching

Since Parkinson’s disease can cause rigidity of the muscles, stretching can help to improve your loved one’s flexibility. Stretching, pilates, and yoga can all help your loved one to improve their muscle mass and move around for longer.

Home Safety

You can also help your elderly loved one to manage their disease by making sure their home is safe. There might be some fall risks in your loved one’s home that you need to get rid of. If you can take care of these, you can keep your loved one safer.

Medications

There are some medications that your loved one’s doctor might prescribe. While there continues to be advances in these types of medications, some that might help your loved one include Sinemet and Levodopa. However, you will need to talk to your loved one’s doctor to see which medications will be best for them.

These are some of the tips for helping your elderly loved one to manage Parkinson’s disease. If you do these things for your loved one, you can help them to feel better.

Sources:  https://www.parkinson.org/Living-with-Parkinsons/Managing-Parkinsons?gclid=CjwKCAiA66_xBRBhEiwAhrMuLQwlNYWQvCN6oZA9CTnuUEj2xGMzl3DbIAr94DSpgSHNle3hcYy4fRoCYzsQAvD_BwE
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6143369/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3945400/

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