Every month, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach produces a list of Parkinson’s-related webinars and virtual meetings with speakers. Here’s our November 2022 list.
… Full Story>November 2022 – Caregiver Webinars and other Virtual Events
Archives for 2022
“Understanding bladder issues in PD” – APDA Webinar notes
In April 2022, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) Massachusetts Chapter hosted a webinar with urologist Dr. Linda Ng on bladder issues in PD. Dr. Ng identified common bladder symptoms, broken into two categories – storage and voiding. She described quality-of-life impacts that bladder symptoms can have, including limiting physical activity, causing a loss of self esteem, limiting and planning travel around toilet accessibility, and absences from work. And Dr. Ng discussed potential behavioral, medical, and surgical solutions. To treat bladder issues, Dr. Ng recommends visiting a urologist.
… Full Story>“Walk to the beat! How music can help your walking”- APDA webinar notes
In April 2022, the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) hosted a webinar on walking with music as a part of the “Let’s Keep Moving” series. Physical therapist Dr. Tim Nordahl noted that audible cues can improve movement. This is best and most easily done through the use of a metronome or music. Dr. Nordahl addressed the benefits of walking with music for people with Parkinson’s Disease (PD), and different device options to be able to do so.
… Full Story>“Anxiety and Behavioral Disturbances in PD” – Webinar notes
On October 6 PMD Alliance hosted a webinar on Anxiety and Behavioral Disturbances in PD. The speaker, psychiatrist Greg Pontone, MD, explained the cause of anxiety in people with PD may be dysfunction of the autonomic nervous system, which controls your fight or flight response. If your fight or flight response overreacts to everyday stressors, no amount of anti-anxiety medication will help because it is not targeting the source of the problem.
… Full Story>“Can we put the brakes on PD progression” – Webinar notes
In April 2022, the Parkinson Foundation hosted a webinar with movement disorder specialist Dr. Joash Lazarus on possible treatments for slowing the progression of Parkinson’s disease (PD). In this webinar, Dr. Lazarus discussed the neuroprotective possibilities of treatments such as rasagiline, levodopa, deep brain stimulation, and the impact of exercise on PD progression. He said that the best treatment for PD that puts the brakes on progression and is neuroprotective is exercise.
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