Ways to handle 'freezing' in Parkinson's patients

Most Parkinson's patients suffer from freezing, but causes for this symptom is not clear. Photo: Frank Rumpenhorst/dpa

A common symptom of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is ”freezing,” a temporary inability to move.

”Patients describe it as feeling like their feet are ‘glued’ to the ground,” says neurologist Dr Andres Ceballos-Baumann, chief physician in the Parkinson’s clinic at Schön Hospital in Munich-Schwabing. “It affects almost all patients during the course of the disease.”