# Today (April 11) is Parkinson's Day **URL:** \ **Category:** General\ **Tags:** medical, pharmacy\ **Created:** [April 11, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235 "2025-04-11T09:02:47Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 12\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Hbdoctor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/hbdoctor/32/571_2.png) [@Hbdoctor](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Hbdoctor)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 9:02am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/1 "2025-04-11T09:02:47Z")
April 11 is observed as Parkinson’ Day to raise awareness about this disease. Let us share one or two facts about this disease. I will go first: Pesticides can be an etiological factor. ---
**Author:** ![Theresa-lily](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/theresa-lily/32/90_2.png) [@Theresa-lily](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Theresa-lily)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:04am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/2 "2025-04-11T10:04:23Z")
Delaying the medicines is not the right approach … it might worsen the symptoms in an alarming rate ---
**Author:** ![Aniket](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/aniket/32/1834_2.png) [@Aniket](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Aniket)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 10:56am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/3 "2025-04-11T10:56:42Z")
• Dopamine, the “feel-good” chemical, is the main one affected in Parkinson’s. •There’s a “Parkinson’s mask” — reduced facial expression is a common symptom. •Deep brain stimulation (DBS) is a surgical option that can reduce symptoms. ---
**Author:** ![Tushali\_k](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/tushali_k/32/265_2.png) [@Tushali\_k](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Tushali_k)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 1:35pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/4 "2025-04-11T13:35:10Z")
Recently, scientists have discovered that PINK 1 gene is a suitable target for parkinson and very soon, they will start developing drugs against this gene ---
**Author:** ![Sakshi11](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/sakshi11/32/64_2.png) [@Sakshi11](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Sakshi11)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 1:53pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/5 "2025-04-11T13:53:34Z")
Movement is freedom, especially when it comes to Parkinson’s where stiffness and slowness try to take over, movement becomes a symbol of independence. Exercise-based rehab can help manage tremors, stiffness, and postural instability and improves balance, gait, and overall mobility, helping people stay independent longer. ---
**Author:** ![Hbdoctor](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/hbdoctor/32/571_2.png) [@Hbdoctor](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Hbdoctor)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 1:58pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/6 "2025-04-11T13:58:45Z")
That will be great. Fix issues through gene studies. ---
**Author:** ![subhamahes98](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/subhamahes98/32/4619_2.png) [@subhamahes98](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/subhamahes98)\ **Post date:** [April 11, 2025, 5:24pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/7 "2025-04-11T17:24:44Z")
Micrographia, or abnormally small handwriting, is a common symptom in Parkinson’s disease (PD) and may precede other motor symptoms. It’s characterized by a progressive reduction in the size of handwriting. ---
**Author:** ![RohanArora](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/b38774/32.png) [@RohanArora](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/RohanArora)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 5:46am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/8 "2025-04-12T05:46:36Z")
Something that students get wrong a lot of times. Parkinsonism disease starts Asymmetrically while Atypical forms start symmetrically mostly. ---
**Author:** ![negimh1](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/negimh1/32/78_2.png) [@negimh1](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/negimh1)\ **Post date:** [April 12, 2025, 7:20am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/9 "2025-04-12T07:20:49Z")
> **[World Parkinson’s Day 2025: Experts Share Insights on Diagnosis and Management](https://www.medboundtimes.com/medicine/world-parkinsons-day-2025-experts-share-insights-on-diagnosis-and-management)** > > People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) may have difficulty walking, talking, or completing other simple tasks. ---
**Author:** ![athira](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/athira/32/2491_2.png) [@athira](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/athira)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:10am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/10 "2026-01-20T10:10:46Z")
How come pesticides are an etiological factor? didnt know about that! ---
**Author:** ![Dr.AyeshaNasreen](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/dr.ayeshanasreen/32/2796_2.png) [@Dr.AyeshaNasreen](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/Dr.AyeshaNasreen)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 10:14am UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/11 "2026-01-20T10:14:50Z")
A lesser-known and fascinating fact about Parkinson’s disease is that **many people develop symptoms years before any tremor appears—often through changes in smell, sleep, or even handwriting**. Loss of smell (hyposmia) and a sleep disorder called **REM sleep behavior disorder** , where people physically act out dreams, can precede motor symptoms by a decade or more, suggesting that Parkinson’s may begin in the gut or brainstem long before it affects movement. ---
**Author:** ![drsreyac](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex033/user_avatar/www.medboundhub.com/drsreyac/32/2984_2.png) [@drsreyac](https://www.medboundhub.com/u/drsreyac)\ **Post date:** [January 20, 2026, 2:29pm UTC](https://www.medboundhub.com/t/today-april-11-is-parkinsons-day/235/12 "2026-01-20T14:29:20Z")
Parkinsonism can be drug-induced, especially by long-term use of dopamine-blocking drugs such as antipsychotics and certain antiemetics.