Covid-19 and Parkinson’s. Are there therapeutic limitations?
Many patients with Parkinson’s disease wonder whether they may be affected to a greater extent by SARS-CoV-2 (Covid-19 disease virus). In this interview, conducted with Dr. Kurtis, Director of the Movement Disorders Program, by Neurodiem, she answers a number of questions of interest to these patients: Do Parkinson’s patients have a higher risk of contracting […]
Going out on the street safely
The Dr. Monica Kurtisour specialist in Movement Disorders, gives some guidelines to start going outdoors after quarantine. Many patients have told me how afraid they are to go out because they are afraid of catching the coronavirus. Many others tell me that your children have forbidden you to go out for the same reason. As […]
Parkinson’s disease: How can I improve my voice during confinement?
People with voice alterations caused by Parkinson’s disease (PD) or other neurological alterations, present a reduction in the amplitude of the movements of the systems that act in the act of phonation, speech, and ultimately the quality and communicative and social effectiveness. During confinement due to the COVID19 pandemic and the consequent decrease in our […]
Gait blocks: strategies to “get off the ground”.
Freezing of gait (also called “freezing” or “magnetization”) is a transient phenomenon in which the affected person cannot take a step because he/she is unable to lift his/her feet off the ground; he/she has the sensation that his/her feet are “stuck to the ground”. Walking becomes something that is no longer automatic and the patient […]
Respiratory Physiotherapy
Respiratory Physiotherapy is a specialty that tries to prevent, maintain and/or improve any respiratory affectation. Its main objective is to achieve an adequate respiratory function adapted to the efforts of daily life of each person. This is achieved through correct bronchial hygiene (mobilization and expulsion of secretions), improvement of pulmonary ventilation (reexpansion and increase of […]
Bimanual activities: Stacking
In the 1980s, in Southern California, an EF teacher began this activity as therapy to improve his daughter’s paralysis. It is an activity in which pyramids of 12 plastic cups specially designed for this purpose are stacked and unstacked. It can be done standing or sitting in front of a low table. STACKING can be […]
World Parkinson’s Day: some tips for quarantined life with Parkinson’s disease
As some of you may know, today April 11 is International Parkinson’s Day, in commemoration of the anniversary of James Parkinson, the British physician who described “paralysis agitans” at 1817. This year is going to be a different anniversary, given the situation in which we find ourselves and I wanted to take advantage of this […]
Neuro-rehabilitation: breathing exercises
Today we bring you from the Neuro-rehabilitation Unit a post dedicated to breathing exercises. We are going to explain what diaphragmatic breathing and middle or thoracic costal breathing are and their multiple benefits for our health, as well as useful tips to perform them correctly. Breathing exercises: These simple exercises help us become aware of […]
Home exercise for Parkinson’s disease patients
In the exceptional situation we are living, due to the Covid19 pandemic and having to be at home 24 hours a day, we wanted to write a post about home exercise for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other Parkinsonisms. In all circumstances, a regular exercise program tailored to the needs of patients with movement disorders […]
Covid19, Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders
Covid19 What is it? Today, I don’t think there is anyone who has not heard of the most famous of the coronaviruses (technically called SARS-CoV-2), and naturally doubts, fears and concerns arise. Coronaviruses are a large family of viruses that cause everything from a mild cold to more serious lung disease. The current SARS-CoV-2 is […]
