Neuromuscular

Promising News About Dementia Risk from Parkinson’s Treatment
Parkinsons Disease

Promising News About Dementia Risk from Parkinson’s Treatment

Deep brain stimulation can be an effective treatment for Parkinson’s disease, but does it increase dementia risk? This study offers reassuring news…

Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Improve with Mindfulness Meditation
Multiple Sclerosis

Multiple Sclerosis Symptoms Improve with Mindfulness Meditation

Four weeks of mindfulness meditation reduced both emotional and cognitive symptoms associated with multiple sclerosis in a recent study.

Natural Therapies That Ease Parkinson’s Symptoms
Parkinsons Disease

Natural Therapies That Ease Parkinson’s Symptoms

Medication has long been a mainstay of treatment for Parkinson’s disease. Now we know essential oils and acupuncture can help ease symptoms naturally…

Rock Steady Boxing for Patients with Parkinson’s
When to Start Levodopa for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinsons Disease

When to Start Levodopa for Parkinson’s Disease

Finally, we know whether taking levodopa early in Parkinson’s disease adds benefit or increases risks.

Surprising Trigger of MS Attacks
Multiple Sclerosis

Surprising Trigger of MS Attacks

Food allergies may be linked to increased frequency of multiple sclerosis (MS) attacks, according Harvard study.

Help, My Foot Is Buzzing!
Neuromuscular

Help, My Foot Is Buzzing!

If your foot feels like it’s vibrating—as if you’re standing on a cell phone—you may be having benign fasciculations. Here’s what they are…

Getting Clumsy or Feeling Numb in Your Hands or Feet? It Could Be CMT
Neuromuscular

Getting Clumsy or Feeling Numb in Your Hands or Feet? It Could Be CMT

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders. Clumsiness and numbness can be the first signs. Learn more…

Is Whiplash More Dangerous If It Happens Again?
Neuromuscular

Is Whiplash More Dangerous If It Happens Again?

Repeated whiplash can lead to chronic whiplash disorder with long-lasting or even lifetime symptoms.

The Parkinson’s Rx: A Strong Dose of Exercise
Parkinsons Disease

The Parkinson’s Rx: A Strong Dose of Exercise

To slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, exercise is more effective than you might imagine. Here are the specific exercises that work best…

Are You Missing the Early Warning Signs of MS?
Multiple Sclerosis

Are You Missing the Early Warning Signs of MS?

New criteria for diagnosing MS can mean earlier, more effective treatment, but only if you tell your doctor as soon as you detect one of these problems.

Parkinson’s Patients Are Given Drugs That Work Against Each Other
Parkinsons Disease

Parkinson’s Patients Are Given Drugs That Work Against Each Other

Parkinson’s patients are being prescribed acetylcholinesterase inhibitors and anticholinergics—something that should never happen.

New Risk Factor for Parkinson’s
Parkinsons Disease

New Risk Factor for Parkinson’s

Metabolic syndrome raises risk for heart disease and diabetes—and Parkinson’s disease, according to a large new study.

Your Tears May Be the Key to Earlier Diagnosis of Parkinson’s
Parkinsons Disease

Your Tears May Be the Key to Earlier Diagnosis of Parkinson’s

Researchers discover a specific protein in tears that could lead to much earlier diagnosis, and treatment, of Parkinson’s disease. Read about it here…

The Big Mistake Most MS Patients Make
Multiple Sclerosis

The Big Mistake Most MS Patients Make

For most multiple sclerosis patients, drugs are the only treatment used. Treatment that combines meds and nondrug strategies offers much better care...