The Medical Minute: Latest Parkinson’s Treatments Help Patients Stay Active

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Brandan Mehaffie had been doing triathlons for about five years when he suddenly found himself struggling to finish a race.

“I felt like I was dragging the whole left side of my body, which, as it turns out, I was,” Mehaffie said.

Over time, the Elizabethtown resident noticed more problems: shaky hands, muscle cramps, and joint pain. At 40, he learned he had Parkinson’s disease…

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