Early symptoms of Parkinson’s in the elderly include bradykinesia, resting tremor and myotonia.
1. Motor retardation: manifested as very slow movements, wearing clothes, buttoning, tying shoelaces and other actions are very slow. You can’t take a step, and your feet look like they are stuck to the ground.
2. Resting tremor: manifested as a small tremor of one hand or lower limb in the resting position, which is uncontrollable by oneself.
3. Myotonia: the patient feels a sense of stiffness in the body or limbs. They are inflexible and easily fatigued, and it is difficult to get up from the couch.
Some patients may also have non-motor symptoms, including decreased sense of smell, constipation, emotional instability, sleep disorders, dizziness, numbness or pain in the limbs.
Parkinson’s patients should seek timely medical treatment, and under the premise of actively cooperating with the doctor’s treatment, do a good job of self-management in daily life to help improve symptoms, slow down the development of the disease and improve the quality of life.