| Bodywork therapy can provide tremendous relief | | | | client who has Parkinson's disease, make certain |
| to people suffering from a multitude of diseases, | | | | you are aware of ALL medications they may be |
| Parkinson's disease being one of them. Parkinson's | | | | taking, as there may be serious massage |
| disease, also called Parkinsonism, is a disorder of | | | | contraindications present. Many medications |
| the central nervous system, and results in | | | | prescribed for those with Parkinson's disease |
| involuntary movements of the body. The disease | | | | often have side effects that can deter certain |
| results from the degeneration of | | | | forms of massage from being performed. It is |
| dopamine-producing nerve cells in the brain. Some | | | | also important when working with these clients |
| symptoms include tremors, slow movement, | | | | that you maintain close contact with their |
| rigidity, and poor balance. Since western medicine | | | | physicians. |
| has yet to find a cure for Parkinson's disease, | | | | You may need to alter your normal massage |
| many people are turning to various forms of | | | | session slightly to better accommodate your |
| alternative treatment methods for relief, including | | | | Parkinson's patient, but the results will prove |
| massage therapy. | | | | worth the effort. Studies have shown that |
| Although massage therapy is not to be | | | | receiving regular massage treatments can reduce |
| considered a cure for Parkinson's disease, it can | | | | tremors and improve overall daily functioning, |
| offer valuable therapeutic symptom relief. Many | | | | which is a huge triumph for someone with |
| people suffering with this disease experience | | | | Parkinson's disease. Your clients will be grateful for |
| severe muscle pain and tightness, which can be | | | | helping them reduce their frustrating symptoms, |
| alleviated with manual therapy. If you are already | | | | making massage therapy an ideal form of |
| working with, or are thinking of working with a | | | | treatment. |