women the main risk factor is age the chance of being diagnosed increases dramatically after sixty that's said around thirty percent of all star concerns patients are below the age of fifty some of my patients were diagnosed in their late twenty's sponsorship consonant. with ray charles was thirty five years old when he was diagnosed with parkinson's. since the condition causes different problems in young people than older ones he founded a self-help group called parkies under forty. many early onset sufferers are afraid of being stigmatized at work they're afraid that their relationships our marriages will fall apart they're also afraid that they won't have enough financial security if they have to stop working. its lungs. the medical treatment for parkinson's has so far been simply to treat the symptoms by compensating for the lack of dhobi much . there's still no cure for parkinson's but medication and physical activity can