Helping Everyone Live Well With Parkinson's

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Recent studies have tried to answer why the prevalence of PD is increasing. In fact, in 2022 we saw about a 50% increase in prevalence. Today, the annual prevalence is 90,000 in the United States. Why the increase? Let's find out. Increasing aging population The baby boomers have led to a large spike in older adults. With a higher older adult population, you will see higher rates of diseases and conditions more common in older adults to begin with. Veterans from the Vietnam w

Join Nan Windmueller, NYS Certified Dietitian and Nutritionist, for a lunch and learn! Dec 09, 2025 Tuesday at 1:00 PM-2:00 PM (1 hour) Parkinson's Center YMCA 98 Wolf Road Albany, NY 12205 View Map

Tremors are a common first Parkinson's disease motor symptom that prompts people to see a neurologist. However, not all tremors are the same. Let's review the differences between tremors related to PD and essential tremors. Essential tremor is actually more common than PD. Almost 10 million people in the United States have an essential tremor. Essential tremors are also known as an action tremor, meaning it happens with voluntary movement. So when you try to move to write a c