Raise Your Voice

-Virtual Speech Program About the Facilitator: Alyssa Kiernan is the owner of Shore Therapy Group in Chesapeake,...see more Virginia. She has been providing speech therapy services since 2013. She has a Certificate of Clinical Competence by the American Speech-Language and Hearing Association and is licensed in the states of Virginia and North Carolina. Alyssa […]

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AMERICAN PARKINSON DISEASE ASSOCIATION BRINGS TOP EXPERTS & PD COMMUNITY TOGETHER FOR FREE TWO-DAY VIRTUAL EVENTDESIGNED TO EDUCATE, EMPOWER & ENGAGE

More than 1,700 already registered!Two days of education and inspiration, 25 speakers, live Q&A sessions, and more! February 15-16,...see more 2023 NEW YORK, NY – January 30, 2023 – The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is hosting a very special two-day free virtual conference for people with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners on February 15 […]

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New online programs! Register today!

APDA created two new educational series to help keep you informed, motivated and connected while at home. New dates...see more are being added, so keep checking back. We hope you will join us. Dr. Gilbert Hosts:  Dr. Rebecca Gilbert hosts informative Q&A sessions with various experts via Zoom. Each session features a discussion with the experts, […]

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New online programs! Register today!

APDA created two new educational series to help keep you informed, motivated and connected while at home. New dates...see more are being added, so keep checking back. We hope you will join us. Dr. Gilbert Hosts:  Dr. Rebecca Gilbert hosts informative Q&A sessions with various experts via Zoom. Each session features a discussion with the experts, […]

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There’s Only One Reason to Nag

Some of the lessons that doctors learn are incorporated into clinical practice but may never get written down because...see more these common sense, hard learned observations aren’t “publishable.” They comprise the “art” of medical practice. One of the central problems in Parkinson’s Disease is the difficulty in doing two things at the same time. There is […]

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Slowness in Parkinson’s disease

One of the major problems in Parkinson’s Disease is called “bradykinesia,” which means “slow” (brady) “movement” (kinesia). This is...see more somewhat different than “akinesia” which is discussed in a different section. Bradykinesia is one of the most disabling features of PD They move slowly, so they do everything more slowly than they used to. This means […]

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