Jeff, a patient living with Parkinson’s Disease also speaks to us.

April is National Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month
New Advances In Technology can Help Those with Parkinson’s

Every single year, approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a progressive nervous system disorder that affects movement.

Many Parkinson’s disease symptoms involve losing the ability to control your muscles and movement, making daily activities like performing at work, writing and even getting dressed difficult or even impossible. This loss of movement control and reliance on others can make people feel as though they are missing out on important aspects of life and relationships with spouses, family and friends.

When Parkinson’s medications still work but become less effective, deep brain stimulation therapy, or DBS Therapy, is a treatment option to help control some of the movement symptoms of Parkinson’s like shaking, slowed movement and stiffness.

DBS Therapy uses a small pacemaker-like device, placed under the skin of the chest, to send electrical signals through very thin wires to an area in the brain that controls movement. To provide relief, these signals block some of the brain messages that cause the movement symptoms of Parkinson’s.

For many people with Parkinson’s, DBS can offer a new lease on life, allowing them to live more independently and pursue their passions, whatever they may be.

Interview courtesy: Medtronic

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That’s especially true with Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA). Experts recommend keeping stress in check and moving regularly to help avoid joint stiffness while on the road.

Other travel tips for people with RA include:

·Taking a lightweight bag with spinning wheels

·Checking your bags

·Bringing heat wraps and cold wraps

·Staying hydrated

In advance of National ArthritisAwareness Month in May, our guests, rheumatologist Dr. Grace Wright and Maria,a person living with RA, will offer tips to help make traveling easier forthose with RA. Dr.

Wright can also talk about therole that treatment plays in managing RA.

Facts about RA

·InRA,theimmunesystemattacksthetissuesofthejoints,causinginflammation,pain,and eventuallyjoint damage and disability if not treatedappropriately3

·RA affects approximately 1.3 million Americans,with nearly 75 percent beingwomen4

·It most often strikes people between 30 and 60years old; however, it can occur in adults at anyage5

When you book a window, we’ll providebios & suggested questions. Interview: Courtesy of Sanofi and RegeneronPharmaceuticals, Inc.

Dr. Wright is being compensated for time away from her practice and reimbursed for her travel expenses. Maria is being reimbursed for her travel expenses.

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