SIOUX FALLS, S.D. (KELO) — Around 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease each year. Speech is one area the disease affects. A program at Avera is helping patients work through those ...

Many people with Parkinson’s disease experience speech and swallowing difficulties that can weaken their voice or make them difficult to understand. Thanks to a grant from the Parkinson Voice Project, ...

BLUE ASH, Ohio (WKRC) - A unique program at Parkinson Community Fitness in Blue Ash is making a significant impact on individuals living with Parkinson's disease and other movement disorders by ...

Michael Showalter is no stranger to Sentara Therapy Center. The 68-year-old has Parkinson's and spends much of his time practicing voice exercises. He's one of the many people participating in the ...

The program encourages family members, caregivers, and anyone curious about Parkinson’s wellness to reach out.

These intensive, monthlong interventions can help people with Parkinson’s continue to stay engaged and connected. LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG are therapeutic approaches that address two different issues in ...

A few years ago, the organizers of one of the largest U.S. exercise programs for people with Parkinson's disease realized they had a problem: Most of the students were white. "We're always asking ...

Dance like nobody’s watching” is one of my favorite lines from Mitch Albom’s book “Tuesdays with Morrie” because it represents interesting facets of human behavior. One, of course, is the ability to ...

When Pat Dunstan was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, never in her wildest dreams did she imagine that her journey would lead to singing in a choir at Yankee Stadium before thousands of people. But ...

A little more than a year ago, Keita Wade’s life was very different. A transgender woman, she was still living closeted and not presenting female in early 2021. After hearing about the Purdue ...

Parkinson’s Disease Causes, Symptoms, and Treatment Parkinson’s disease (PD) is one of the fastest-growing neurological ...

Rudy Roof is an insurance broker, and even in his so-called retirement he handles the accounts of more than 20 longtime clients. When Roof, now 76, was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease 12 years ago, ...