The physical exam in Parkinson’s Disease (PD) is essential both for making a diagnosis and following the patient over time to determine when a medication adjustment or other treatments are needed. Stanford Medicine has made available an online training tool for neurologists, which demonstrates in text and several videos the proper way to evaluate the four main characteristics of PD. We thought you’d like to see it!
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Living with Parkinson’s disease (PD) can present unique challenges, but sometimes small adjustments can make a big difference in day-to-day life. If you’ve ever thought, “There’s got to be an easier way to do this!” the American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) has got you covered with practical tips from people living with the disease and expert advice from medical professionals.
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Join the staff of the Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program on Thursday, September 26 at 2pm (PT) for a virtual conversation with Barbara Sheklin Davis, author of “Advice from a Parkinson’s Wife: 20 Lessons Learned the Hard Way” (2019, 94 pages).
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This month the Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program hosted a lunch for former PD caregivers who attended our support groups. Those in attendance had lost their loved one from one week to four years ago.
We asked them to share their thoughts on a few questions to benefit current PD caregivers. Here are the questions we asked our lunch attendees and their wise advice:
My daughter Elena Dagan is a freelance photographer and videographer. The director of our Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program suggested Elena help me make several very short videos for Parkinson’s caregivers. We just finished posting them to a playlist on the Stanford APDA YouTube channel!
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