What can I do if a person with Parkinson's disease gets stuck in a freeze?

Shelley Peterman Schwarz

Neurology

When the person with Parkinson’s disease gets stuck in a freeze, try taking his hands in yours (as you face him) and gently pumping your hands up and down in an alternating motion.

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