Freezing

About this episode

This episode explores the unusual symptom of freezing in Parkinson's Disease and discusses its causes and potential solutions with experts.

Freezing is one of PD's most unusual symptoms. Whether it's a threshold, a zebra crossing or just getting out of bed, the sudden inability to move can strike at any moment. Why does it happen? And is there anything that can be done to combat this mysterious immobilisation? The Movers and Shakers – who have experienced very different types of freezing – squeeze into the Notting Hill pub (and hopefully don't freeze in place) with top experts on what's known as Freezing of Gait (FOG) or, here at M&S Towers, Freezing of Everything (FOE). Movers & Shakers is brought to you by Cure Parkinson's . Presented by Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn and Jeremy Paxman. Produced and edited by Nick Hilton for Podot. Sound mixing by Ewan Cameron. Music by Alex Stobbs. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

People in this episode

Hosts: Rory Cellan-Jones, Gillian Lacey-Solymar, Mark Mardell, Paul Mayhew-Archer, Sir Nicholas Mostyn, Jeremy Paxman

Topics covered

• Parkinson's Disease
• Freezing of Gait
• symptoms
• mobility
• expert discussion

Keywords

• Freezing
• Parkinson's Disease
• Freezing of Gait
• mobility issues
• symptoms
• experts
• Notting Hill

Sponsors

Cure Parkinson's

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Podot, Acast

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