Vital Signs
Vital Signs is brought to you by the
physicians of the Greater Louisville
Medical Society. It is a free health
and wellness publication intended
for educating patients on important
medical health topics.
Vital Signs Team
David Watkins, MD
Vital Signs Adviser
Bert Guinn, MBA, CAE
Executive Vice-President/CEO
Amanda Edmondson
Director of Communications &
Marketing
Aaron Burch
GLMS Communications Specialist
Kate Williams
GLMS Communications Designer
McKenna Byerley
Public Relations & Membership
LIVING WITH
Parkinson’s
DISEASE
An interview with Dr. Rukmaiah Bhupalam
GLMS Mission
Promote the science, art and
profession of medicine; Protect
the integrity of the patient-
physician relationship; Advocate
for the health and well-being of
the community; Unite physicians
regardless of practice setting to
achieve these ends.
Notice
Among the most common of neurodegenerative disorders is
Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive affliction of the nervous
system. The disease may start off hardly noticeable with a slight
tremor of the hand or stiffness in the extremities. But, without
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www.glms.org and physical impact on anyone suffering from it eventually leading
For more information, contact
Aaron Burch at (502) 736-6338 or
[email protected] There’s no cure for Parkinson’s Disease. If caught early however,
proper care, Parkinson’s Disease can have a debilitating mental
to trouble walking or standing, the inability to live life without
assistance and hallucinations.
physicians have numerous ways to combat the effects of the
degenerative disorder. This may allow the patient to live a normal
life for years, even decades, to come. GLMS visited Dr. Rukmaiah
Bhupalam, a practicing neurologist with Norton Neurology
Services, to learn more about Parkinson’s Disease and the
resources available to fight it.
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