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The Effects of Sound Wave Vibration Therapy on Motor Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease(7)

April 15, 2009

Improvements were seen in all measures. Specifically, a significant decrease in rigidity,
bradykinesia, and tremor were shown, as well as a significant increase in step length.

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Novel Spinal Cord Stimulator Sparks Hope for Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

By Duke Medicine News and Communications
A novel stimulation method, the first potential therapy to target the spinal cord instead of the brain, may offer an effective and less invasive approach for Parkinson’s disease treatment, according to pre-clinical data published in the journal Science by researchers at Duke University Medical Center.
Researchers developed a prosthetic device that [...]

Studies link Parkinson’s, Vietnam vets

By Bruce Coulter
Tue Apr 21, 2009, 06:15 PM EDT
California Democrat Robert Filner, chairman of the House Committee on Veterans Affairs, filed legislation last month that if passed, would finally force the Department of Veterans Affairs to recognize a link between exposure of Agent Orange and Vietnam veterans with Parkinson’s disease (PD).
The bill, H.R. 1428, would [...]

Sound Therapy Massage from ancient times

Giant Bass
 
Couch Slitdrum
 
These Bass-Slit-Drum benches have been used successfully with many different people with amazing results. Some people enjoy the vibration massage, hyperactive children can be calmed with the experience of the deep sound. Acoustically handicapped people can experience sound through vibration and also multiple handicapped persons experience and react to this kind of communication. [...]