2023: Emerging Therapies and Parkinson’s |
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In this video, Dr. Soania Mathur interviews Dr. Michael Okun to discuss the latest therapies for Parkinson’s, including RT-QUIC (Parkinson’s biomarker), subcutaneous dopamine pumps, vibrating gloves, rescue medications, DBS, and more. Want to keep up to date on educational content from the Davis Phinney Foundation? Get updates here: https://davisphinneyfoundation.org. To be notified of more videos like this, don’t forget to subscribe to our YouTube channel here: https://www.youtube.com/user/davisphinneyfdn Time Stamps: 0:00 - Introduction 1:45 - New discoveries in diagnosing Parkinson’s 11:35 - What do certain biological markers mean for diagnosis? 13:09 - What’s new on the horizon for Parkinson’s treatments? 17:15 - The subcutaneous delivery of dopamine replacement 23:20 - Transdermal treatment 29:55 - Microbiome in Parkinson’s 39:28 - Vibration therapy 49:40 - The importance of individualized care plans 52:55 - How to sort through all the information about Parkinson’s 57:04 - Conclusion |