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New therapy touted for Parkinson’s
New therapy touted for Parkinson’s
Brain ‘stimulation’ helps motor skills
Deep brain stimulation followed with a specific type of physical therapy can help stroke and Parkinson’s disease patients improve their motor skills and do tasks important to their daily lives, according to Mahidol University’s Faculty of Physical Therapy.
Assoc Prof Jarugool Tretriluxana, dean of the faculty, said the patients can use their hands and arms for movements such as lifting, reaching and grasping objects after a 20-minute brain stimulation session followed by 60-90 minutes of special physical therapy.
“After this rehabilitation session, stroke and Parkinson’s disease patients can use their hands and arms for tasks like eating, drinking, buttoning their shirts and tying their shoelaces,” said Assoc Prof Jarugool.
She said the rehabilitation is offered to stroke and Parkinson’s disease patients at the Physical Therapy Centre, noting that the centre is the first in Southeast Asia to use physical therapy and brain stimulation to help these two groups improve their motor skills.
A pulse generator is placed under the skin around the chest or stomach area. It is connected to one or two fine wires that are inserted into specific areas of the brain.
When the generator is switched on, the electrodes deliver high frequency stimulation to the targeted area. This stimulation changes some of the electrical signals in the brain that cause the symptoms of Parkinson’s.
She said the centre plans to expand the treatment to autistic children who have communication problems related to fine motor skills to help them move and communicate their emotions better.
“Physical therapists differ from other healthcare personnel in that they are movement specialists and innovators. Our work is to find ways to help patients achieve the best possible quality of life and reduce costs of healthcare,” she said.
She said the centre will share details of the therapy with other care units in the region.
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
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