What is the chemical/neurotransmitter that is lacking in PD?
What is dopamine
What term refers to short, slow steps or dragging feet seen while walking?
What is shuffling gait
This plate is commonly known as?
What is a scoop plate
One way to improve your voice based on LSVT Voice Therapy?
What is "get LOUD"
One symptom that indicates you are having trouble with your swallowing?
What is:
lose of weight
difficulty chewing
drooling
avoiding certain foods/liquids
coughing, throat clears, wet voice,eyes watering, nose running
recurrent pneumonia
heartburn or reflux
feeling of food being stuck in the throat
Involuntary erratic movements caused by some PD medications, like Levodopa, are referred to as?
What is dyskinesia
What is the term for inability to move that is sudden, temporary, and involuntary?
What is freezing
What is the name for these utensils that stabilize tremors while eating?
What are weighted utensils
Things you can do to make sure you enhance communication and make sure your communication partner can hear you?
What is:
Face your listener, use your LOUD voice, eliminate back ground noise, tell your partner the topic of conversation, ask for repetition from partner to ensure they heard you, look for listener reactions (moving closer, puzzled look on face), responses that are not related to what you said.
The term meaning difficulty with swallowing
What is Dysphagia?
Name three famous people who have PD?
What term refers to slowness of movement?
What is bradykinesia
One way to ensure an easier time when dressing/grooming is to?
What are proper medication timing, preparing ahead of time, sitting down if needed, allowing adequate time for tasks, using adaptive equipment, using energy conservation techniques, following OT recommendations
Two types of research based voice programs centered around parkinson's treatment.
What is:
LSVT
Speak out
The leading cause of death in Parkinson's Disease
What is aspiration pneumonia?
What is the usual cause of PD?
What is idiopathic etiology
Cause of PD is unknown with most researchers associating genetics and environmental factors
What is the most common and dangerous PD complication?
What are falls
This device used when bathing is known as?
What is a shower chair
The loudness level you need to be for your conversation partner to hear you?
What is 70 decibels or louder.
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The best way to help prevent aspiration pneumonia
What is oral care?
What is an early sign of PD before motor symptoms are noticed?
What is loss of smell
What are two exercises for balance?
What are one-leg and tandem standing
This device used to assist in buttoning a shirt is known as?
What is a button hook
What medications can be used to decrease sialorrhea (drooling)?
What is Glycopyrrolate, Atropine, Scopolamine, Botox
Something used to slow down liquids so they are safer to swallow and reduce aspiration risk.
What is thickened liquids