Parkinson’s Disease

This Universal Sound Therapy Protocol has been designed to help your body overcome Parkinson’s Disease.

Description

Parkinson’s Disease Sound Therapy

Are you or someone you love suffering from Parkinson’s disease and associated symptoms? At Universal Sound Therapy we deal with all sorts of issues including Parkinson’s disease with our sound therapies.

Our Parkinson’s disease sound therapy helps by:

• Decrease muscle rigidity
• Has the correct frequencies to help your body retune itself
• Aligns and opens your Chakra system
• Opens and cleans up your meridians
• Helps your body heal itself

Introduction to Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive disorder concerning the nervous system. It progresses gradually, often starting with a barely noticeable tremor in just one hand. But while tremors may be the most well known sign of Parkinson’s Disease, the disorder also commonly causes a slowing or freezing of movement. Early on, friends and family may notice that your face shows little or no expression and your arms don’t swing when you walk. Maybe your speech becomes soft and mumbling. Parkinson’s symptoms tend to worsen as the disease progresses.

Short Description of Parkinson’s Disease

Parkinson’s Disease is a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement. Patient symptoms begin gradually with an almost barely noticeable tremor in one hand. Tremors are the most common manifestation but the disease also causes stiffness of the body and slowing motor movement.

Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease

• Tremors
• Bradykinesia or slowed movement
• Muscle rigidity
• Impaired balance and posture
• Loss of automatic movements such as blinking, smiling or simply swinging your arms while walking
• Changes in speech
• Difficulty writing

Etiology of Parkinson’s Disease

The exact cause of the disease is a mystery to scientists however several factors play a role in making one more at risk of acquiring the disease. The condition causes nerve cells or the neurons of the brain to breakdown. Most of the symptoms of the disease can be attribute to the loss of neurons that are responsible for making dopamine, an essential neurotransmitter.

Causes

Genetic – Scientists have been able to identify specific genetic mutations that cause Parkinson’s disease. However, these are uncommon except in rare instances when a lot of family members are affected by the disease.

Environmental Triggers – Continued exposure to certain toxins found in the environment may increase the risk of getting the disease but this risk is still relatively small.

Lewy Bodies – these are groups of specific substances present within brain cells and are considered microscopic markers for Parkinson’s disease.

Alpha-synuclein within Lewy Bodies – While there are a lot of substances seen within Lewy bodies, many scientists believe that a natural and widespread protein called alpha-synuclein plays an important role in causing the disease.

Risk Factors

Age – The disease is more common in middle age or later in life but quite rare in young adults. Most patients develop symptoms when they are over 60 years and older.

Heredity – Having a close relative that has the disease can increase one’s risk as well.

Sex – Men are affected more compared to women with the disease.

Toxin Exposure – Persistent exposure to environmental toxins such as pesticides and herbicides are known to slightly increase the risk of getting the disease.

Stages of the Disease

Mild Stage – At this stage symptoms are a bother but not to the point that you are unable to perform normal everyday tasks. Medications do well to stopping the symptoms. You will notice:

• Both arms do not swing freely and normally while walking
• You discover that you cannot make facial expressions anymore
• Your legs feel a bit heavy
• Your posture also suffers and become a bit stooped
• Arms and legs begin to feel a bit stiff
• Presence of symptoms only on one side of the body such as the presence of a tremor in one arm

Moderate Stage – This occurs within 3 to 7 years and you will begin to notice more changes. You will notice:

• Changes in the way you talk such as a softer voice that begins strong but trails off eventually
• Freezing when you begin to walk or change direction
• Difficulty swallowing
• Increased incidence of falls
• Issues with balance and coordination
• Slower movements

Advanced Stage – Most people do not reach this stage of the disease. This is the point when all medications are of no use anymore and serious disabilities kick in. At this point the patient is:

• Confined to a wheelchair
• No longer able to live alone
• Severe posture problems in the neck, back and hips
• Require assistance eating, grooming and daily tasks

Non-Motor Symptoms

Virtually all patients with Parkinson’s also gets at least one of these symptoms. Early symptoms (showing up years prior to any of the classic motor symptoms such as tremors):

• Constipation
• Depression
• Inability to sense smell
• Low blood pressure upon standing
• Pain
• Sleep problems