What can be done to help with parkinson's disease?

Good question: Parkinson's patients need to exercise and stay active. If a boost is required, get a physical therapist involved. Multiple meds may be useful, work with an experienced movement disorder neurologist. Realize that the disease changes over time, and communicate new problems to your doc. Some pts develop difficulty with cognitive and behavioral changes, and medicine can clearly improve situation.

Symptoms: Right now we mostly manage symptoms of pd using medications including sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) and what are called agonists (that act like your Dopamine while sinemet (carbidopa and levodopa) helps you make dopamine). Also we have deep brain stimulation therapy to help with symptoms. Exercise and timing Dopamine support are important but don't hit all the symptoms. Hopefully we will develop neuroprotective treatments as well, soon.