Study Highlights the Need to Treat Freezing Episodes in Parkinson’s Disease

A researcher at the Washington University at St. Louis has found that Parkinson’s disease sufferers who undergo freezing episodes (temporary moments in which they experience an inability to move) are more likely to have impaired balance than those who do not have freezing episodes. This finding is said to be prevalent in elderly patients, and the study advocates additional assessment of freezing episodes, their limitations and possible therapeutic options. Click here to read the full story.