{"id":247993,"date":"2025-01-03T14:48:52","date_gmt":"2025-01-03T19:48:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging.visavie.com\/know-how-to-recognize-the-first-10-signs-of-parkinsons-disease"},"modified":"2026-04-14T09:27:04","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T13:27:04","slug":"sachez-reconnaitre-les-10-premiers-signes-de-la-maladie-de-parkinson","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/sachez-reconnaitre-les-10-premiers-signes-de-la-maladie-de-parkinson","title":{"rendered":"10 symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s disease: how to recognize them"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"et_pb_section_0 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\"><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_1 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_0 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_0 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_text_0 et_pb_text et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_text_inner\"><h1>Parkinson&#8217;s disease: How to recognize the symptoms and act quickly<\/h1>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson&#8217;s disease, well known for its symptoms of tremors, is one of the most common neurodegenerative diseases affecting the elderly. It affects both body and mind, and its signs are divided into motor (movement-related) and non-motor symptoms. Early detection is essential to preserve autonomy and improve quality of life.  <\/p>\n<h2>Here are 10 symptoms to watch out for and what to do about them:<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Resting tremors<\/strong>: a warning sign? Resting tremors, which affect around 70% of Parkinson&#8217;s sufferers, often occur in the hands, fingers or even the thumb. If you or someone close to you notices unusual tremors, seek prompt medical advice to make a diagnosis.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Speech difficulties<\/strong>: Speech disorders, such as a weak, monotonous voice, are common. They are often caused by muscle weakness in the face and throat muscles. If communication becomes difficult, a speech therapist can help improve the situation.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Smaller handwriting (micrographia): <\/strong>If your handwriting becomes smaller or difficult to read, this could be a sign of Parkinson&#8217;s disease. Although this phenomenon can occur with age, it&#8217;s important to consult a specialist to rule out any link with Parkinson&#8217;s. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Slow movements (Bradykinesia) <\/strong>: Slow, limited movements, often progressive, are common symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s. If you notice such slowness, it&#8217;s essential to seek advice to identify whether it&#8217;s the result of Parkinson&#8217;s or other causes. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Muscle stiffness and pain<\/strong>: Stiff, painful muscles can hamper movement and affect mobility. These symptoms are often present with Parkinson&#8217;s, but it&#8217;s crucial to seek advice to rule out other potential causes. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Walking problems and imbalance<\/strong>: People with Parkinson&#8217;s disease may have difficulty walking, maintaining their balance and coordinating their movements. If this occurs, consult a healthcare professional for follow-up and appropriate treatment. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Changes in facial expression <\/strong>:Muscular rigidity may alter facial expression (hypomimia). Loss of expression and voice changes may occur. Talk to a specialist if you notice such changes.  <\/li>\n<li><strong>Depression<\/strong>: an early sign Depression can precede Parkinson&#8217;s motor symptoms by several years. If you or a loved one is experiencing a change in mood or behavior, it&#8217;s crucial to seek help to assess the origin of these symptoms. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cognitive disorders and dementia <\/strong>: Memory and concentration problems, as well as hallucinations, can develop in the advanced stages of Parkinson&#8217;s disease. Remain vigilant, and consult a doctor for appropriate follow-up as the disease progresses. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Difficulty swallowing <\/strong>: As the disease progresses, difficulty swallowing may occur, increasing the risk of choking. If you notice this symptom, it&#8217;s important to take steps to prevent complications, such as setting up specialized homecare services. <\/li>\n<li><strong>Parkinson&#8217;s syndrome and other symptoms<\/strong>: It&#8217;s important to note that similar symptoms may be associated with other neurodegenerative diseases, such as Lewy body disease. Prompt medical consultation is essential for an accurate diagnosis. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>What should I do if I am diagnosed with Parkinson&#8217;s?<\/h2>\n<p>Early diagnosis and appropriate management are essential. A care plan may include : <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Follow-up with a neurologist;<\/li>\n<li>Support from specialists such as occupational therapists and speech therapists;<\/li>\n<li>Physical exercise to slow the progression of symptoms.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Tailored solutions to support seniors<\/h2>\n<p>At Visavie, we offer specialized services, such as accompaniment to suitable residences, to support people with Parkinson&#8217;s and their families through this difficult journey.<\/p>\n<p>Parkinson&#8217;s disease can disrupt daily life, but with early treatment and personalized solutions, it&#8217;s possible to maintain an optimal quality of life.<\/p>\n<p>If you notice symptoms in yourself or someone close to you, it&#8217;s essential to seek medical advice quickly. And to help you find the best resources and solutions, the Visavie team is there to support you every step of the way, with listening, kindness and professionalism. <\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_section_2 et_pb_section et_section_regular et_flex_section\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_1 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_1 et_pb_column et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_0_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_0 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"\/territory\/quebec\" data-icon=\"E\">Our Quebec advisors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_2 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_12_24 et_flex_column_12_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_module et_pb_button_module_wrapper et_pb_button_1_wrapper\"><a class=\"et_pb_button_1 et_pb_button et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_module et_flex_module\" href=\"\/territory\/ontario\" data-icon=\"E\">Our Ontario advisors<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_row_2 et_pb_row et_flex_row\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_column_3 et_pb_column et-last-child et_flex_column et_pb_css_mix_blend_mode_passthrough et_flex_column_24_24 et_flex_column_24_24_tablet et_flex_column_24_24_phone\">\n<div class=\"et_pb_heading_0 et_pb_heading et_pb_module et_flex_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_heading_container\"><h2 class=\"et_pb_module_header\">More articles<\/h2><\/div><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"et_pb_blog_0 et_pb_blog et_pb_bg_layout_light et_pb_posts et_pb_module\"><div class=\"et_pb_ajax_pagination_container\"><div class=\"et_pb_posts et_grid_module\"><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_250657 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_0 post-250657 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-and-advice\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/ontario-seniors-care-at-home-tax-credit-2026-complete-guide\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/middle-aged-black-man-and-woman-calculating-taxes-2026-03-26-23-29-29-utc-1-scaled.webp\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit (2025\u20132026): Complete Guide\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/middle-aged-black-man-and-woman-calculating-taxes-2026-03-26-23-29-29-utc-1-scaled.webp 479w, https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/middle-aged-black-man-and-woman-calculating-taxes-2026-03-26-23-29-29-utc-1-400x284.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/ontario-seniors-care-at-home-tax-credit-2026-complete-guide\">Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit (2025\u20132026): Complete Guide<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/author\/samuel-vincent\" title=\"Posts by Samuel Vincent\" rel=\"author\">Samuel Vincent<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 9, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/category\/finance-and-advice\" rel=\"tag\">Finance and advice<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The Ontario Seniors Care at Home Tax Credit is a refundable provincial tax credit that allows individuals aged 70 and older to recover up to 25% of eligible medical expenses that support aging at home. Whether you live in your own house, an apartment, or a retirement&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_250644 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_1 post-250644 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-finance-and-advice\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/tax-credit-for-home-maintenance-for-seniors-in-quebec-2026-comprehensive-guide\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hands-of-agent-and-senior-client-discussing-invest-2026-01-09-09-10-18-utc-scaled.webp\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Tax Credit for Home-Support Services for Seniors in Qu\u00e9bec (2025\u20132026): Complete Guide\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hands-of-agent-and-senior-client-discussing-invest-2026-01-09-09-10-18-utc-scaled.webp 479w, https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/hands-of-agent-and-senior-client-discussing-invest-2026-01-09-09-10-18-utc-400x284.webp 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/tax-credit-for-home-maintenance-for-seniors-in-quebec-2026-comprehensive-guide\">Tax Credit for Home-Support Services for Seniors in Qu\u00e9bec (2025\u20132026): Complete Guide<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/author\/samuel-vincent\" title=\"Posts by Samuel Vincent\" rel=\"author\">Samuel Vincent<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Apr 9, 2026<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/category\/finance-and-advice\" rel=\"tag\">Finance and advice<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>The tax credit for home-support services for seniors (CMD) is a refundable Qu\u00e9bec tax credit that allows individuals aged 70 and older to recover up to 39% of eligible expenses for home-support services. Whether you live in your own house, an apartment, a condo, or a&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><article class=\"et_pb_post et_pb_post_id_250069 clearfix et_pb_blog_item_0_2 post-250069 post type-post status-publish format-standard has-post-thumbnail hentry category-education-and-awareness category-housing\"><div class=\"et_pb_image_container\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/choosing-right-senior-residence-visavie-advisors\" class=\"entry-featured-image-url\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photos-conseillere-02.webp?ver=1776444203\" width=\"400\" height=\"284\" alt=\"Choosing the Right Retirement Home: Trust the Expertise of Visavie Advisors\" class=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photos-conseillere-02.webp?ver=1776444203 479w, https:\/\/visavie.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/photos-conseillere-02-400x284.webp?ver=1776444203 480w\" sizes=\"(max-width:479px) 479px, 100vw\" \/><span data-icon=\"\ue050\" class=\"et_overlay et_pb_inline_icon\"><\/span><\/a><\/div><h2 class=\"entry-title\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/choosing-right-senior-residence-visavie-advisors\">Choosing the Right Retirement Home: Trust the Expertise of Visavie Advisors<\/a><\/h2><p class=\"post-meta\">by <span class=\"author vcard\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/author\/visavie\" title=\"Posts by Visavie\" rel=\"author\">Visavie<\/a><\/span> | <span class=\"published\">Jul 2, 2025<\/span> | <span class=\"entry-categories\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/category\/education-and-awareness\" rel=\"tag\">Education and awareness<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/category\/housing\" rel=\"tag\">Housing<\/a><\/span><\/p><div class=\"post-content\"><div class=\"post-content-inner\"><p>What if you weren\u2019t alone in finding the right private retirement home? The time has come \u2014 that moment when it\u2019s necessary to think about a new place to live, for yourself or an elderly loved one. It\u2019s not an easy decision. It\u2019s a mix of emotions, memories left&#8230;<\/p>\n<\/div><\/div><\/article><\/div><div class=\"pagination clearfix\">\n\t<div class=\"alignleft\"><a href=\"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247993\/page\/2?et_blog\">&laquo; Older Entries<\/a><\/div>\n\t<div class=\"alignright\"><\/div>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Would you know how to recognize the early signs in an elderly loved one? Let&#8217;s take a look at the 10 main symptoms of Parkinson&#8217;s disease.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":15,"featured_media":247992,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1045],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"class_list":["post-247993","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-neurocognitive-disorders"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247993","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/15"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=247993"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/247993\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/247992"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=247993"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=247993"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=247993"},{"taxonomy":"post_folder","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/visavie.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/post_folder?post=247993"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}