“Parkinson’s Awareness Month is the perfect time to brush up on your Parkinson’s facts. Here are 5 fast facts about PD:
- Nearly 90,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with Parkinson’s each year.
- Scientists believe a combination of environmental and genetic factors cause PD.
- People with Parkinson’s experience both movement and non-movement related symptoms.
- Symptoms can be managed through treatments like medications, lifestyle changes, exercise and in some cases, surgery.
- Early-onset Parkinson’s disease occurs in people younger than 50 years of age.”
Parkinson’s Foundation (Parkinson’s Awareness Month | Parkinson’s Foundation)