Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's disease

Introduction

Parkinson's disease is a slowly progressing disease of the nervous system that affects millions of individuals each year worldwide. The disease remains to be occurring more commonly in the older population, and the rate of its prevalence varies from country to country. The healthcare professionals have been taking extensive steps to control the occurrence and progress of the disease, as complete cure is not yet available. The interdisciplinary teams and the concept of IPE hold key importance in this regard.

This assignment explains the Parkinson's disease, its treatment and preventive options and the role of inter-professional education healthcare personal teams in the process of providing the patient with care and support.

Discussion

Parkinson's disease

Parkinson's is a neurodegenerative disease, that progresses slowly and gradual affecting involving some primarily functions such as the control of movement and balance. It is he disease of nervous system and belongs to the group of diseases called Movement Disorders. The name has been given to the disease due to James Parkinson, a London surgeon chemist of the nineteenth century, who first described most of the symptoms of the disease. Parkinson disease is known to slow down the moment with stiffness of body and uncontrolled shivering and movements. It is a chronic neurodegenerative disorder that leads eventually to a progressive disability, produced as a result of the destruction, for reasons still unknown, the pigmented neurons of the substantia nigra. The most important consequence of this neuronal loss is a marked decrease in cerebral availability of dopamine, the main substance synthesized by these neurons, dysfunction originating in the regulation of key brain structures involved in movement control.

Tremor is the most palpable symptom and mainly common, although about 30% of individuals with Parkinson's disease onset does not show it. The tremor in typically "at rest" with low frequency, disappears during voluntary mobility and usually worsens in times of emotional stress, while it is absent during sleep Hallett, Deuschl, 2010). It involves mainly the most distal portion of the limb and at onset typically appears in a single arm or leg, subsequently becoming bilateral. The frequency of Parkinson an tremor is between 4 and 6 hertz (cycles per second) and is described as the act of "counting the coins" or as a pill-rolling, a term that derives by the similarity between the movement of patients and the technique used in pharmaceutical manually prepare the pills.

Prevalence of the Disease

The prevalence refers to the degree of spread or commonness of the disease. Parkinson disease is found more prevalent in the older population, as compared to the young individuals. The risk of Parkinson increases when exposed to toxins and viruses. However, the rate of prevalence of the disease might vary from state to state(Muangpaisan, Mathews, Hori, H.,Seidel, 2011). The prevalence of Parkinson disease in Australia, United States of America and United Kingdom are given as follows

Prevalence of Parkinson's disease in Australia

Parkinson's disease is a neurological condition that is second most common progressive. (Postuma, et.al, 2013). The disease has affected approximately ...