Understanding Parkinson’s disease

Throughout the years great improvements have been made in the treatment of Parkinson’s disease, medications such as dopamine agonists and COMT inhibitors have greatly improved symptoms such as those associated with motor skills. Even with great advancements being made in the treatment for Parkinson’s many sufferers still suffer from symptoms and side effects that medication used in the treatment of the disease brings.

In recent years another form of treatment has become a popular option for sufferers and this is in the form of alternative or complimentary medicine. When used alongside the more traditional methods, complimentary medicine can prove beneficial to the sufferer of Parkinson’s. (more…)