Dear fuzzy007-ga
Thank you for allowing me an opportunity to answer your interesting
question. As for your portion of the question about stress and
Parkinson?s Disease, the sources of information indicating stress
(both emotional and physical) should be avoided in those suffering
from the disease are plentiful:
?Stress has also been found to aggravate Parkinson's disease. Look for
ways to help reduce stress, including meditation, biofeedback,
exercise and rest.?
PARKINSON'S DISEASE: RECOMMENDATIONS FOR WELLNESS
http://www.healingwell.com/library/parkinsons/article.asp?author=louise&id=7
?The symptoms of tremor, rigidity and bradykinesia (abnormal slowness
of movement) are made worse by anxiety, stress and pressure.?
LIVING WITH PARKINSON'S DISEASE
http://www.ec-online.net/Knowledge/Articles/parkliving.html
?Emotional and physical stress tend to make the tremor worse.?
PEACE HEALTH
http://www.peacehealth.org/kbase/topic/major/hw93186/symptoms.htm
So, stress, from whatever source, can be a factor in the aggravation
of Parkinson?s Disease. One can only assume that sustained stress,
such as a day-to-day occurrence in an occupation that presents this
type of daily exposure and pressure would only be magnified.
In researching the portion of your question about neurons being
damaged by stress and potentially hastening the degenerative effects
of Parkinson?s Disease, consider this reference I found in the
research--in-progress article, ?NUTRITIONAL TREATMENT FOR BRAIN
INJURY? by David A. Steenblock, M.S., D.O., which says this, in part,
about all forms of brain injury and degeneration such as stroke,
cerebral palsy, multiple sclerosis, Parkinson?s Disease, Alzheimer?s
Disease, autism, and other forms of brain degeneration caused by, or
are associated with, a lack of oxygen supply to cells due to a
multitude of causes, including trauma, infections, inflammation,
irritations, and poisoning.:
?Stress produces a variety of substances, such as adrenalin and
cortisol, that trigger excitatory neurotransmitters (glutamate and
asparate) and subsequent cell injury. Neurons in the hippocampus, the
area of learning and memory, are especially vulnerable and are either
injured or killed by excess stress. There is therefore a direct link
between physical and emotional stress, the loss of neurons in the
hippocampus, and subsequent losses in learning and memory.?
REDFLAGSDAILY.COM
http://www.redflagsweekly.com/conferences/damaged_brains/oct23_SteenblockP.html
Clearly then, one who already suffers from a degenerative brain
disease such as Parkinson?s or any chronic, progressive or traumatic
degenerative neurological condition for that matter, could indeed
anticipate potential aggravation or potentially premature acceleration
of their already decreasing neurons by exposing themselves to too much
stress.
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Tutuzdad ? Google Answers Researcher
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