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To treat Parkinson's people use medication, and other holistic approaches

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Motor
Tremor
Rigidity
Postural instability
Slowing down of movement

Non-motor
Mental health issues
Fatigue

Motor symptoms can cause for movements to be slower, and this can cause fatigue and mental stress, affecting mental health. Tremors can also make people feel embarrassed and they can become isolated, thereby affecting their mental health.

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Genetics/hereditary

Environmental - toxins in the environment affecting dopamine

(Parkinson's Australia)

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Prevalence in Australia

Approximately just under 81,000 Australians at a minimum have Parkinson's disease (2018)

One in 308 have Parkinson's (2018)

With 37 new cases diagnosed everyday (2018)

Parkinson's was more prevalent than most cancers (2014)

Most affected

18% of people diagnosed are working age, suggesting that most people have Parkinson's are retired

70% of people are diagnosed over the age of 50

(Parkinson's Australia)
(Shake it Up)

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Definition: Parkinson's Disease
A chronic and degenerative neurological condition that affects both motor and non-motor functions; believed to primarily result from the degeneration and loss of dopamine-producing neurons in the substantia nigra. (Jacaranda Plus)

Definition: Neurodegenerative
Neurodegenerative diseases are incurable and result in progressive death of nerve cells.

Why is Parkinson's disease neurodegenerative?
It is classed as neurodegenerative because there is no cure, and it involves the dying of nerve cells in the brain, affecting movement and mental functioning.