Parkinson's Awareness Association of Central Indiana
This group helps individuals and their families navigate life after a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.
Indiana University Health Neurology & Neurosurgery has several highly skilled neurologists who specialize in diagnosing and treating this disease
Parkinson’s disease is a movement disorder of the nervous system that causes abnormal involuntary or voluntary movements, such as tremors, or slow, reduced movements.
Parkinson’s disease occurs when the nerve cells in your brain do not make enough dopamine (a brain chemical). Dopamine transmits signals between your nerve cells and brain to produce smooth movements.
Highly skilled neurologists at Indiana University Health specialize diagnosing and treating in movement disorders.
Parkinson’s disease usually impacts people at about age 60, but it can affect younger individuals. It affects approximately 1 million people in the U.S. according to the National Parkinson Foundation. Each year, about 60,000 new cases are identified.
The first signs of Parkinson’s disease involve changes in your patterns of movement including:
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition, meaning your body loses the function of its neurons. Cells within your brain called neurons transmit information to other nerve cells and muscles. With Parkinson’s disease, neurons gradually reduce in number as they stop functioning.
As your neurons lose their ability to work properly, symptoms tend to worsen. You may experience difficulties with:
IU Health physicians provide multidisciplinary care for you as you learn how to live with and manage Parkinson’s disease. Your physicians’ years of caring for patients with Parkinson’s disease allow them to teach you self-care techniques for the early stages of the condition. Your team will provide more intense therapies as the disease progresses.
Your neurologists work with physical, speech and occupational therapists specially trained in neurorehabilitation to help you maintain as much muscle and movement control as possible. IU Health neurosurgeons perform brain therapies to reduce movement problems. They employ a team approach to pinpoint Parkinson’s disease, which has no blood or diagnostic tests for diagnosis.
At the Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center, physicians collaborate with the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Neurology. This gives them access to the latest research and knowledge about treatments for Parkinson’s disease. They will share their expertise to help you gain knowledge to feel empowered to manage your Parkinson’s disease.
Parkinson’s disease usually impacts people at about age 60, but it can affect younger individuals. It affects approximately 1 million people in the U.S. according to the National Parkinson Foundation. Each year, about 60,000 new cases are identified.
The first signs of Parkinson’s disease involve changes in your patterns of movement including:
Parkinson’s disease is a neurodegenerative condition, meaning your body loses the function of its neurons. Cells within your brain called neurons transmit information to other nerve cells and muscles. With Parkinson’s disease, neurons gradually reduce in number as they stop functioning.
As your neurons lose their ability to work properly, symptoms tend to worsen. You may experience difficulties with:
IU Health physicians provide multidisciplinary care for you as you learn how to live with and manage Parkinson’s disease. Your physicians’ years of caring for patients with Parkinson’s disease allow them to teach you self-care techniques for the early stages of the condition. Your team will provide more intense therapies as the disease progresses.
Your neurologists work with physical, speech and occupational therapists specially trained in neurorehabilitation to help you maintain as much muscle and movement control as possible. IU Health neurosurgeons perform brain therapies to reduce movement problems. They employ a team approach to pinpoint Parkinson’s disease, which has no blood or diagnostic tests for diagnosis.
At the Indiana University Health Neuroscience Center, physicians collaborate with the Indiana University School of Medicine Department of Neurology. This gives them access to the latest research and knowledge about treatments for Parkinson’s disease. They will share their expertise to help you gain knowledge to feel empowered to manage your Parkinson’s disease.
Your physicians constantly work to better understand what causes Parkinson’s disease so that they can develop better and more comprehensive treatments for you.
Your physicians constantly work to better understand what causes Parkinson’s disease so that they can develop better and more comprehensive treatments for you.
This group helps individuals and their families navigate life after a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.
This central Indiana nonprofit gym helps fight Parkinson’s disease through non-contact fitness boxing programs.
This division of the National Institutes of Health provides patient information about treatments, research and clinical trials.
This nonprofit started by actor Michael J. Fox supports research to find a way to eliminate the disease. The website provides extensive resources.
This group works to boost research, education and public advocacy for Parkinson’s disease.
This nonprofit works to meet the care needs of those with Parkinson’s disease and fund research.
This group helps individuals and their families navigate life after a Parkinson’s disease diagnosis.
This central Indiana nonprofit gym helps fight Parkinson’s disease through non-contact fitness boxing programs.
This division of the National Institutes of Health provides patient information about treatments, research and clinical trials.
This nonprofit started by actor Michael J. Fox supports research to find a way to eliminate the disease. The website provides extensive resources.
This group works to boost research, education and public advocacy for Parkinson’s disease.
This nonprofit works to meet the care needs of those with Parkinson’s disease and fund research.