April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. On a recent episode of the popular Apple TV show Shrinking, actor Michael J. Fox made a cameo as a real-life representation of someone living with Parkinson’s disease. “I fall three times a day,” he said. “I’m thinking of becoming a stunt man.”Balance issues and uncontrollable body tremors are common symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. The progressive brain disorder happens when there’s damage to dopamine-producing neurons in the part of the brain that controls movement — hence the involuntary muscle contractions. The disease can also cause non-motor...
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