My father has Parkinsons and he will be doing something and just stop. He is staring into space for 15-40 minutes or more. Sometimes he can't get his feet to move, is there anything I can do to break into his staring and help him to continue to move and not stop? Thank you for your help.
Debbie L.
A friend of mine has a sister who who has taken care of a pd patient and she uses a laser pin and when he gets like that she puts the laser light on the floor that looks like a line and the mans brain switches gears and he comes out of what I call a "funk"
Talk to the neurologist. There are therapies that can help. Is he a candidate for DBS?