Parkinson’s symptoms vary from person to person and early signs of Parkinson’s disease may go unnoticed. These symptoms include a tremor, slowed movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture and balance, loss of automatic movements, speech changes, and writing changes. As many as one million Americans live with Parkinson's disease, which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.). Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.) (Alpha-synuclein and Parkinson's Disease, n.d.). An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease in the United States (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.). Incidence of Parkinson’s increases with age, but an estimated four percent of people with the disease are diagnosed before 50 (Statistics on Parkinson's,
Parkinson’s symptoms vary from person to person and early signs of Parkinson’s disease may go unnoticed. These symptoms include a tremor, slowed movement, rigid muscles, impaired posture and balance, loss of automatic movements, speech changes, and writing changes. As many as one million Americans live with Parkinson's disease, which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig's disease (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.). Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson's disease each year, and this number does not reflect the thousands of cases that go undetected (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.) (Alpha-synuclein and Parkinson's Disease, n.d.). An estimated seven to 10 million people worldwide are living with Parkinson's disease in the United States (Statistics on Parkinson's, n.d.). Incidence of Parkinson’s increases with age, but an estimated four percent of people with the disease are diagnosed before 50 (Statistics on Parkinson's,