Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...
Does any on know where there is a movement disorder specialist on the south shore?
Also has anyone fallen down at the begining of their pd. i
fell down twice today for no reason.
Also has anyone fallen down at the begining of their pd. i
fell down twice today for no reason.
I don't know where you live - but I googled "Movement Disorder Specialist South Shore Mass" and here is one result. Click on the link and check them out. (If it doesn't work - google the words I googled) Also - you can ask your doctor for a referal and just tell him you would like to get a 2nd opinion. You can also call your local hospital and see if they can give you a name. Good Luck!
http://www.massgeneral.org/neurology/services/treatmentprograms.aspx?id=1203
Sue - for me - swallowing difficulties was one of my first symptoms (at least that I noticed).
Then - it was constant falls. Even sported a nice rug burn across my cheek & under my eye for my daughter's wedding photos! I went to my family doctor after I hurt myself from a few "out of the blue" falls. His response was to order a MRI. Then dropped it when my MRI was fine.
It was when I got a new boss at work and she approached me and asked if I was aware that I had a tremor in my head, right hand, and right arm. (Thought putting on my mascara was getting trickier, but put it off on the stress of my job. Duh!) After asking my two closest co-workers if they had noticed these tremors, they both said they had - but they thought I knew I was doing it! (And - we are all three friends!) This sent me back to the family doc that finally referred me to my neuro.
And - so the journey began....
Good luck as you try to find the basis for your falls. Keep us posted on how you are doing & what you find out.
Since you live in MA., hopfully close to Boston, I have two places for you:
#1 - Massachusetts General Hospital
Wang Ambulatory Care Center
830 15 Parkman St.
Boston, MA. phone: 617-724-9234
#2 - Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center
330 Brookline Ave.
Boston, MA. phone: 617-657-2699
The nice thing re: both centers, they are both Centerss of Excellence with tthe National Parkinson Foundation based in Fla.!
May God be with you always!
Jim Evridge