PHTY303 Lecture 3: Week 3
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Week 3: medical management of parkinson"s disease: outline the medical management of people with parkinson"s disease across the continuum of care. Parkinson"s disease: due to the varied nature of parkinson"s disease, the management of parkinson"s disease is based on each individual"s symptoms and needs, there is no cure for parkinson"s disease. Currently, the focus of management is on symptom control. This requires good interprofessional communication and collaboration, to ensure the person with parkinson"s disease preferences, needs, and values are respected. (keus, et al, 2014: the main approaches to management include, pharmacological management, neurosurgery, rehabilitation, including physiotherapy management. People with parkinson"s disease often require a complex combinations of drugs (jones & playfer, Stokes & stack, physical management for neurological conditions). Medications are usually commenced when symptoms impact the patient"s quality of life. The aim of drug therapy is symptom control, to maintain the on state.
