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“Managing Your Healthcare: Communication between the Primary Care Doctor and Neurologist” – Webinar notes

January 31, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

American Parkinson Disease Association Massachusetts (APDA MA) held a webinar in January, focused on the role of your healthcare team, specifically your primary care physician and neurologist.  The speakers — a primary care physician and a movement disorder specialist from Boston University – discussed how to coordinate with your healthcare team for best care.  They also shared scenarios and the role that your healthcare providers play in each.

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February Caregiving Webinars

January 31, 2022 By Denise Dagan

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Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers.  Here’s our January 2022 list.

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“Optimal dose of exercise [for Parkinson’s]: how much is enough?” – Webinar notes

January 27, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) held a webinar in November 2021 that featured Teresa Baker, DPT, with the APDA’s Rehab Resource Center.  Dr. Baker emphasized that exercise is essential for anyone living with Parkinson’s disease (PD).  “Exercise” is a planned, structured, repetitive activity that is intended to improve physical fitness.  Dr. Baker described different types of exercises (aerobic training, strength training, flexibility training, and balance training), benefits for PD, intensity levels, and number of times per week the exercise should be done. There is no “right” exercise for people with Parkinson’s.  Everyone’s regimen will differ, depending on overall health, symptoms and previous level of activity.  

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“Until there’s a cure: living your best life with Parkinson’s disease” – Webinar notes

January 25, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

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The American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) held a webinar in December focused on the role and effectiveness of modern medications in Parkinson’s disease (PD) progression, and described two drug therapy approaches. The speaker, movement disorder specialist Dr. Drew Falconer, detailed how contemporary (modern) drug therapy is far superior and preferred in comparison to the classic paradigm for drug therapy.  Dr. Falconer noted that today (modern drug therapy) we have 23 medications to treat PD and 12 of them did not exist five years ago.  Additionally, Dr. Falconer explained the importance of diagnosing PD correctly as many times PD-like symptoms happen to be parkinsonism but not Parkinson’s disease. 

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“Prodromal Parkinson’s Disease and RBD: What is the Link?” – Webinar Notes

January 19, 2022 By Parkinson's Community Help

In January 2021, the World Parkinson Coalition (WPC) hosted a webinar on why people with REM sleep behavior disorder (RBD) are often later diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD).  RBD is acting out dreams or moving a lot in the REM stage of sleep.  Normally, during the REM stage of sleep, the body is paralyzed, and with RBD, the paralysis stops working.  Note that sleep walking, talking, screaming is common in the population (one-third), and this is not RBD. 

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