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Patients with Parkinson's disease often worry about dementia, but often suffer from back problems. Because it is difficult to get a proper diagnosis, there are many people who endure it. Recently, methods for diagnosing and treating Parkinson's disease patients are being studied.



It is reported by Cho Dong-chan, a medical professional reporter.



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Even if you stand still, your feet will automatically shake.



Chung Chun-gang, 73 years old, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease in 2009.



The body trembles, the joints stiffen, and walking is wobbly.



But two years ago, back and leg pain started.



[Jung Chun-gang (73 years old)/Parkinson's disease, back disease patient: It is difficult to stand up when sitting. When I stood up, it was difficult to sit down, and that was the most difficult, and I couldn't even walk.]



People with Parkinson's disease often have muscle and sensory abnormalities, mostly in the form of pain.



[Kim Yeon-soo/Guardian of Parkinson’s disease/low back disease patient: (at several hospitals) I need to have an MRI of the back, but my mother said that it is not possible to do an MRI at all because Parkinson’s is old and shakes a lot.] As a



result of the detailed examination, the lumbar spine was crushed and the nerves going to the legs were compressed.



[This is the site of the (spine compression) fracture.]



3 out of 4 people with Parkinson's disease suffer from back and shoulder pain, but it is difficult to make an accurate diagnosis, so most of them are receiving painkillers only.



However, recently, treatments for diagnosing back problems and operating as little as possible for Parkinson's patients are being tried.



[Bae Jun-seok / Neurosurgeon: In general, when you plan to correct everything, surgery seems very impossible, but the necessary parts (for Parkinson's disease patients). You can.)]



After surgery, he says that he is likely to live while walking with an orthosis.



[Kim Yeon-soo / Guardian of Parkinson's disease/low back disease patient: I was so sick that I couldn't even walk or urinate, but he told me to walk before the day after surgery. Even if the pain is gone, it is a great harvest.]



Back pain in Parkinson's disease patients can now be reduced.



There are 110,000 people with Parkinson's disease in Korea.



(Video coverage: Yoo Dong-hyeok, video editing: Jo Moo-hwan, CG: Lee Jong-jeong, Eom So-min)