What should Parkinson’s patients pay attention to in their daily lives?

  Parkinson’s disease is a common neurodegenerative disease of the middle-aged and elderly, clinically characterized by resting tremor, bradykinesia, myotonia and abnormal postural gait. Patients with Parkinson’s disease have many inconveniences in daily life due to muscle stiffness and motor impairment, and therefore need more care and attention from their families.  When caring for patients, the following points can be noted: 1. Dressing options: choose clothes with easy to put on and take off zippers and openings in the front, no need to cover the head. Try to wear shoes without laces, and avoid shoes with heels or slanted heels. Those who have difficulties in putting on and taking off clothes, buttoning, arranging belts and shoelaces should be given appropriate assistance.  2. Bathing: Place a layer of non-slip items such as rubber mats in the bath or on the floor of the shower to avoid falling and trauma, or place a low stool in the shower room and let the patient sit in the shower. Use a paper or plastic toothbrush cup for patients when brushing their teeth.  3. Meals: Since the patient’s muscles are not coordinated, do not rush the patient to eat and drink quickly. Use flexible plastic straws for drinking cold water or juice, and drink hot water from a cup with a wide handle and light weight. Put a rubber pad under the patient’s bowl or plate to prevent sliding. Be careful to prevent burns and scalding accidents during meals. Those who are unable to eat, someone needs to feed soup and rice.  4. Prevent infection: Since Parkinson’s disease patients are prone to bronchitis or pneumonia, they should seek immediate medical attention if they develop a cough or fever to avoid serious infection.  5, defecation: constipation is very common in Parkinson’s disease patients, encourage patients to increase physical activity, do more active exercises and abdominal exercises, drink enough water, increase fiber foods such as vegetables in the daily diet; regularly practice abdominal breathing to promote intestinal peristalsis; develop good habits of regular daily bowel movements, and use laxative drugs only when necessary or as a last resort. If the patient has difficulty squatting and standing up in the toilet, he can be placed on a high stool to defecate.  6, urination: due to the existence of different forms of bladder function abnormalities, can lead to incontinence, if the patient has difficulty getting up caused by night incontinence, can put a urinal or bucket at the bedside, if it is really bladder function abnormalities, it is recommended to go to the hospital for treatment.  7.Speech training: Patients with Parkinson’s disease should perform appropriate articulation exercises to improve the pitch, volume and clarity of speech. Repeatedly practice, read newspapers, novels, etc. aloud or communicate more with others to maintain speech function through long-term effective communication and conversation.  8, appropriate exercise: most of the patients appear movement disorders, in the usual activities, because often can not maintain the balance of the body, to prevent falls and other accidents, daily life to encourage and guide patients to participate in various forms of activities as far as possible, exercise the limbs muscle joints, help prevent limb contracture, joint stiffness and other conditions. At the same time, pay attention to the safety of the patient’s activities, preferably with a family member as a companion, walking with a cane to help ensure the smooth and safe daily activities.  9, emotional changes: some patients with Parkinson’s disease may show depressed mood, pessimism or anxiety and other bad mood. Therefore, it is important to understand patients while taking care of them, communicate more with them, encourage and support them mentally, and give them the confidence to overcome the disease.  10, nutrition: you should pay attention to the diet with a balanced and reasonable mix of nutrients. Add some fiber-rich and easily digestible foods to the diet, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, and drink more water. Note Food variety, including cereals, vegetables and fruits, milk or beans, meat, etc.