Occupational therapy
One of the significant symptoms of Parkinson’s disease is the loss of fine motor skills. Patients with Parkinson’s disease experience difficulties at their place of work, activities that they could perform typically become difficult for them. Occupational therapists help identify areas where patients have problems in their everyday lives, such as; brushing their teeth, dressing, and going to shops. An occupational therapist helps provide practical answers to reduce these symptoms and make sure a patient’s home is safe and the environment is set correctly. This therapy helps patients gain independence in performing their daily activities; it reduces how much they depend on other people for help.
Deep brain stimulation
This involves surgically placing a pulse generator that acts as a heart pacemaker into the chest wall. This pulse generator is connected to one or two wires put beneath the skin and fixed into specific regions in the brain. The generator makes an electric current; this current runs through the wire and stimulates the part of the brain damaged by Parkinson’s disease. Surgery can not permanently cure Parkinson’s disease; it can only reduce the symptoms.