Click on the image to download fact sheet.About half of the people diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease will experience depression at some stage. Severe depression is seen in about 20 to 40 per cent of cases. Sometimes, the depression can be more disabling than the Parkinson’s itself, therefore correct diagnosis and treatment are essential for maintaining a high quality of life. Depression is treatable and a person can recover with the right advice and help.Source: Parkinson's Victoria
This is a resource material for those who are suffering from back pain. It highlights benefits of back exercises and tips on doing them safely. Twelve selected back exercises are featured.
Click on the image to download brochure.Pompe disease is a rare neuromuscular disorder that occurs in babies, children, and adults who inherit a defective gene from their parents. It is one of more than 40 genetic diseases that are known as lysosomal storage disorders. Pompe is a progressive disease, which means it gets worse over time. This makes it similar to other neuromuscular disorders, such as the muscular dystrophies. They also cause progressive muscle weakness and loss of muscle tissue (muscle wasting). Because the muscle weakness occurs as a result of changes that take place inside the body’s cells, Pompe is also a metabolic muscle disease. It is also considered a glycogen storage disease. This is because the changes are a result of a buildup of glycogen (GLY-co-jen) in muscle cells.
Source: Pompe Community Website
Click on the image to download.A seizure is a sudden surge of electrical activity in the brain that usually affects how a person feels or acts for a short time. Some seizures are hardly noticed—perhaps a feeling of "pins and needles" in one thumb for a few seconds. During other seizures, the person may become unconscious, fall to the floor, and jerk violently for several minutes. Between these extremes is an astonishing range of feelings and actions.
Click on the image to download brochure.Alzheimer’s (AHLZ-high-merz) is a disease of the brain that causes problems with memory, thinking and behavior. It is not a normal part of aging.
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Click on the image to download brochure. The National Institutes of Health through the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NINDS) developed the Know Stroke campaign to help educate the public about the symptoms of stroke and the importance of getting to the hospital quickly.
