Understanding Parkinson’s disease

Parkinson’s disease is a disease which affects the control of muscles and affects the movement, speech and posture. It is a degenerative disease of the body’s central nervous system and one which is often characterised by hand tremor, slow physical movement and rigidity of the muscles.

The excessive muscle contraction that is foremost in Parkinson’s disease is caused by insufficient formation of Dopamine, which is a chemical which is naturally produced in our body. While the majority of Parkinson’s disease has no known cause it can sometimes be caused through head trauma, toxicity, genes and other medical disorders. (more…)