Symptoms and Prevalence
This is defined as stooped over and hunched walking pattern.
What is Parkinsonian Gait?
LVST therapy is most commonly known as this.
What is Big and Loud therapy?
This is what you would call the way to diagnose Parkinson's.
What is differential diagnosis?
These are two early symptoms of Parkinson's.
What is: Tremor, Small handwriting, Loss of smell, Trouble sleeping, Trouble moving/walking, Constipation, A soft or low voice, Masked face, Dizziness or fainting, Stooping or hunching over
This is the main goal of Big and Loud therapy.
What is increased vocal loudness?
This is the gender that is most likely to be diagnosed with Parkinson's.
What is male?
This is the number of people who have Parkinson's worldwide.
What is over 10 million?
This is something that allows you to turn up the volume of the speaker's voice.
What is voice amplifier?
This is the biggest risk factor of Parkinson's.
What is increased age?
This is the percent of people who are diagnosed with Parkinson's before age 50.
What is 4%?
This is a medical device you wear that feeds background noise into your ear, prompting you to talk louder.
What is speech vive?
Often, the first diagnosis of Parkinson's is made by this person.
What is family physician?
This is the the number of Americans who are diagnosed with Parkinson's per year.
What is 60,000?
This is a training that works to build up the muscles that push air out of the lungs for speech. This can result in more syllables per breath and a stronger voice for people with Parkinson's.
What is EMST?
What is: shaking/tremor, slow movement, stiffness/rigidity, and trouble with balance and possible falls?