Though people with the HD allele will eventually show symptoms, there are many lifestyle choices that can make the disease easier to manage. People with HD can engage in many activities – such as physical therapy and exercise – that help them deal with symptoms. Also, scientists have recognized that genes only tell part of the story, as described here. There is great variability in age of onset and progression of disease, only about 40% of which can be explained by the number of CAG repeats – and lifestyle choices might account for some of that variability. So while no one can choose their own genes, people at risk for HD can choose a healthy lifestyle.
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Assistive Technology for HD
- Automated Navigation System Wheelchair for HD Patients
- Cueing Device For Improving Gait Ability in Parkinson’s Disease and Other Motor Disorders
- Eye Tracking Device for HD Patients
- Google Glass and HD
- GyroGlove: Wearable Treatment Solution For Hand Tremors
- Mobility Devices for Huntington’s disease
- Potentials of Telehealth Devices for Speech Therapy in Motor Disorder
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Diet and HD
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Lifestyle and HD
- “Holding Your Breath”: Interviews With Young People Who Have Undergone Predictive Genetic Testing for Huntington Disease
- About Lifestyle and Huntington’s Disease
- Advance Directives
- An Interview with Roy Nierenberg: Part 1 of 3
- An Interview with Roy Nierenberg: Part 2 of 3
- An Interview with Roy Nierenberg: Part 3 of 3
- Care Partner’s Guide: A Message from Pope Francis
- Cognitive Training in HD
- Companion Animals and Health
- Complementary and Alternative Medicine
- Complications of Huntington’s Disease
- Dance Therapy and Neurodegenerative Disease
- Dental Care and HD
- Driving and Huntington’s Disease
- Educating Law Enforcement and Medical First Responders on HD
- Extracorporeal Shock Wave Therapy (ESWT) for HD Patients Rehabilitation
- Eye Tracking Device for HD Patients
- Family Planning
- Genetic Testing
- Huntington’s Disease and iVF
- Huntington’s Disease and Youth Retreats
- Huntington’s Disease: Care Partner’s Guide Compassion Fatigue
- Insurance and HD
- Insurance and HD
- Medical Marijuana Policy in the United States
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Relationships and HD
- A Case Study: Pregnancy and Symptomatic Huntington Disease
- An Interview with Roy Nierenberg: Part 1 of 3
- Care Partner’s Guide: A Message from Pope Francis
- Couple Relationships and Huntington’s Disease Testing
- Family Planning
- Huntington’s Disease and iVF
- Huntington’s Disease: Care Partner’s Guide Compassion Fatigue
- My Friend has Huntington’s Disease – How can I help?
- Talking to Children About Huntington’s Disease