NFL Hall of Famer Marshall Faulk says that he has been diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease.
\n\nFaulk revealed the diagnosis on the Caring Neurologist podcast, according to Yahoo Sports’ Jack Baer.
\n\n“I get a physical twice a year,” Faulk said. “I’m a little anal about my health. I literally asked my doctor because I noticed it as I was playing golf. I noticed the rigidity in my hand after I play a lot or practice a lot; I thought it was just normal nerves when putting and stuff like that. But it started to be times where I wasn’t playing — I mean, where I was playing, but I wasn’t in a match, and it would still do that.
\n\n“I was like, ‘Wow, is that something? Is that normal?’ And the doctor was like, ‘You need to go get checked. You need to go have X, Y, and Z done.’”
\n\nFaulk explained that the medication he’s been prescribed has eased the symptoms.
\n\n“Since I’ve started on the medication, I don’t really have a lot of issues,” Faulk said. “I might sleep a little more. . . . Other than that, the rigidity in my hands, I still have that. Can’t say…
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