How a coordinated team helps people with Parkinson's keep moving, speaking and living independently at every stage.
Why rehab
Medicines prescribed by a neurologist help replace the dopamine the brain is missing. They do not, on their own, retrain walking, balance, voice or daily routines. Rehabilitation does.
A common misconception is that rehabilitation is only for later stages. In fact it helps most when it starts soon after diagnosis, while there is more to protect.
The team
Parkinson's affects many systems, so good rehabilitation is multidisciplinary, led by a rehabilitation physician who sets goals with the person and the family.
How it runs
Early on, the focus is fitness, posture and habits that slow decline in function. In the middle stage it shifts to balance, freezing, fall prevention and voice. Later, it is about safe transfers, swallowing, comfort and supporting caregivers.
Progress is measured regularly so the programme can be adjusted, and every plan includes exercises to continue at home.
FAQs
Parkinson's is long term, so rehabilitation is usually done in blocks of focused therapy followed by a home programme, repeated as needs change.
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Our doctors and therapists can explain what rehabilitation could do in your situation.
Keep reading
Practical advice for families: daily routines, safety at home, medicines, and looking after yourself.
Why walking changes in Parkinson's, what freezing is, and the exercises that help prevent falls.
Sleep, mood, memory, constipation and other symptoms that are not about movement but matter just as much.
Keeping up with dressing, eating, writing and work: how occupational therapy protects independence.
How physiotherapy and regular exercise help people with Parkinson's stay strong, flexible and independent.
Why the voice gets softer and swallowing gets harder, and how speech therapy, including LSVT LOUD, helps.
The early signs of Parkinson's, the main motor symptoms, and when to see a neurologist.
Medicines, surgery, rehabilitation and the research on the horizon: an overview of Parkinson's treatment.
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