How to manage falls and walking difficulty in a 77-year-old male with Parkinson's disease?

Hi,

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Thank you for taking help from a psychiatrist.

I can understand your situation and concern about your father.

You have not mentioned enough details like medications, MRI (magnetic resonance imaging) brain report, and other comorbidities like diabetes, hypertension, stroke, etc. So, it is difficult to guide you. There are many medications like Carbidopa, Benzhexol, Tetrabenazine, etc, which help you to deal with Parkinson's disease. Your father has an issue with falling. So, first, you must check his blood pressure (dehydration and hypertension), hemoglobin, blood sugar, and medications like sedatives. I suggest he check CBC (complete blood count), RBS (random blood sugar), vitamin B12, vitamin D3, ECG (electrocardiogram), MRI brain plain, and blood pressure monitoring. Because all the above factors are common causes of falls in elderly people, you must rule them out. You must get the opinion from your nearest neurophysician for detailed evaluation and examination.

I hope that you get my point.

Please tell me if you need further guidance.

Thank you.