What are the non-pharmacological treatments for patients with Parkinson’s disease?

  Patients with early Parkinson’s disease should first of all adhere to exercise, family members should never do everything for Parkinson’s disease patients, otherwise, it will speed up the degeneration of their physical functions, and even make them frustrated, leading to emotional depression. Parkinson’s disease patients should ensure at least one hour of exercise every day, so that the joints are moving open, activities to walk, gymnastics, tai chi and other physical activity-based, not too much exercise, daily planned in situ standing and high leg, stepping exercise. Try to complete various daily activities independently, such as walking, dressing, washing, eating, writing, etc. Next, choose a reasonable diet. Diet therapy is one of the adjuvant treatments for Parkinson’s disease, aiming to maintain better nutrition and physical condition of the patient, and to make the drug therapy achieve better results by adjusting the diet. Dietary principles for Parkinson’s patients: ① Variety of foods and pleasant meals. ②Eat more cereals and vegetables and fruits. It is reported that fava beans contain natural levodopa, which can prolong the release time of levodopa and methyldopa hydrazide compound (such as Benadryl) from the usual 2 hours to 5 hours. ④ Eat limited amounts of meat and try not to eat fatty meats, meat and oil and animal offal.  Patients with severe symptoms of advanced Parkinson’s disease may develop motor impairment and lose the ability to care for themselves. This time, we must help their passive activities, such as massage, but the massage should be gentle and slow. Patients with Parkinson’s disease are slow to move, have difficulty living, and are prone to bruises, falls, and other accidental injuries, so home care should take appropriate measures, such as lowering the height of the bed and equipping it with a cane. All of these are important to note in Parkinson’s care.