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There is no cure for Huntington's disease, and there is no known way to stop the disease from getting worse. The goal of treatment is to slow down the course of the disease and help the person function for as long and as comfortably as possible.
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Treatment for people with HD is highly dependent on their symptoms. A multidisciplinary team and approach can be very helpful. A treatment team may include a neurologist, neuropsychologist, medical geneticist, genetic counselor, physical therapist...
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There is no cure for HD, nor any treatment that can slow the rate of progression. Treatment is aimed at reducing the disability caused by the motor impairments, and treating behavioral and emotional symptoms. Physical therapy is used to maintain s...
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Physical therapists provide services to restore function, improve mobility, relieve pain , and prevent or limit permanent physical disabilities among those suffering from injuries, disabilities, or disease.
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Chest physical therapy is the term for a group of treatments designed to improve respiratory efficiency, promote expansion of the lungs, strengthen respiratory muscles, and eliminate secretions from the respiratory system.
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The professional field consists of skilled health care providers who work under the direction or supervision of a physical therapist or physical therapists. Their role is to facilitate care and treatment of patients with injuries, diseases, or dis...
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Occupational therapy is a holistic, patient-centered, occupation-based approach to life skill development. This health profession helps people whose lives have been altered by physical or mental disease, injury, or other health problems. People of...
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The occupational therapy interview is the initial fact-finding session between an occupational therapy practitioner and a patient to determine the patient's problem(s) and to discuss possible intervention and treatment.
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The following organizations are good resources for information on hearing impairment or speech impairment: American Speech-Language-Hearing Association - www.asha.org; National Institute on Deafness and Other Communication Disorders - www.nidcd.nih.gov; Alexander Graham Bell Association for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing - www.agbell.org; American Academy of Audiology - www.audiology.org. See also: Blindness - resources
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