Causes of Parkinson’s Disease:
Parkinson’s Disease is the result of damage to nerve tissue of the central nervous system.
This usually happens when synthetic toxins cross the blood brain barrier and start to damage tissue. Because they are non organic, it is very difficult for the immune system to eliminate them. The immune system continues to try to remove them form the brain and subsequently causes prolonged inflammation and more damage to brain tissue resulting in the symptoms that are associated with Parkinson’s Disease.
Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease:
There are three main symptoms of Parkinson's disease:
· Tremor - which usually begins in one hand or arm and is more likely to occur when the affected part of the body is at rest and decrease when it is being used. Stress can make the tremor more noticeable. However the presence of tremor does not necessarily mean a person has the Parkinson's disease, as there are several other types and causes of tremor. Also, although most people associated Parkinson's disease with tremor, up to 30% of people with Parkinson's disease do not have this symptoms.
· Muscular rigidity or stiffness - people with Parkinson's disease often have problems with turning round, getting out of a chair, rolling over in bed, stooped posture, and making fine finger movements, facial expressions and body language.
Slowness of movement (Bradykinesia) - movements can become difficult to start, take longer to perform and can also lack co-ordination.
Other symptoms can include tiredness, depression and difficulties with handwriting, speech and balance.
The symptoms usually being slowly, develop gradually, and in no particular order. Parkinson's is a very individual condition and each person will have a different collection of symptoms. The rate at which the condition progresses, the nature and severity of symptoms is also varies in each individual.