When you are suffering from Parkinson’s
disease you have about three distinct choices before you. The first
and most promising is to get on allopathic medication, the second is
to combine allopathic drugs with complementary therapies such as
Acupuncture or Yoga therapies, and the third is to look for surgical
options like Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) surgery or lesioning
techniques. Most patients suffering from this frustrating disease
start with allopathic medication in small doses, or as prescribed by
their general physician or family doctor. This stops only once the
symptoms worsen or cannot be controlled by the prescribed drugs.
That’s when a PD specialist or a neurologist is approached for
consultation. In most cases the new doctor prescribes a combination
of drugs with stronger doses and physical therapy or speech therapy
depending on the patient’s needs. If the patient does not respond
to this well enough, surgery is considered.
