Answers you can check, in language you can use.
Parkinson’s Disease Help is an independent resource for people living with Parkinson’s disease and the families and caregivers around them. We publish plain-language guides built on primary medical sources, so you can walk into an appointment already knowing which questions matter.
Primary sources only
NINDS and the NIH, the FDA, Cochrane reviews, PubMed, the MDS diagnostic criteria, the Parkinson’s Foundation and the Michael J. Fox Foundation. If a source does not state it, we do not publish it.
Not medical advice, and we say so
Nothing here diagnoses, and nothing here tells you to start, stop or change a medication. Every guide ends by pointing back to the clinician who knows your case.
Nothing for sale
No supplements, no devices, no clinic referrals, no sponsored treatment placements. What we cover is decided by what readers ask, not by what pays.
Corrections are published
Send the URL and what is wrong. Where the evidence has moved, the guide is updated and dated — not quietly rewritten.
Our Mission
Steve Levine
Editor
I started Parkinson’s Disease Help because I believe everyone deserves access to clear, honest Parkinson’s guides information. Too many people overpay or miss out simply because the industry makes things unnecessarily confusing. Our team researches and verifies every piece of content so you can make informed decisions with confidence.
Connect on LinkedInFrequently Asked Questions
Is this site written by doctors?
No. It is written and edited by Steve Levine, working from primary medical sources — peer-reviewed research, regulator publications and clinical guidelines — which are linked in each guide so you can check them yourself. It is general information, not a clinical opinion, and it is not a substitute for evaluation by a neurologist.
How do you decide what to cover?
By what people actually search for and ask. Much of the library maps directly onto the questions that come up in the weeks after a diagnosis: what a symptom means, how a drug works, what an exercise programme involves, what Medicare pays for.
Do you cover treatments that are still experimental?
Yes, and they are labelled experimental in the same sentence they are named. Stem-cell work, gene therapy and disease-modifying candidates get covered because people read about them and want context — including the trial phase, the sample size and what has not been shown.
Can you tell me whether I have Parkinson’s?
No, and no website can. Parkinson’s is a clinical diagnosis made by a physician, usually a movement-disorder neurologist, on examination. If something in these guides sounds familiar, the useful next step is an appointment, not more reading.
Do you accept advertising or sponsorship?
The site may carry contextual advertising, which never determines what is covered or how. We do not accept payment to feature a treatment, a product, a supplement or a clinic, and we do not publish sponsored guides.