The Parkinson Society of British Columbia (PSBC) offered a webinar in mid-September on freezing and how to prevent the condition from occurring in Parkinson’s Disease (PD). Shelly Yu, a neuro physiotherapist with PSBC, provided PD patients and caregivers on strategies to minimize freezing and maintain activity. Specifically, the webinar covered the what, when, where, and why of freezing.
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In early September, the Journal of Parkinson’s Disease (based in Amsterdam), The Cure Parkinson’s Trust (based in the UK), and Parkinson’s Movement co-hosted one of their quarterly webinars on Parkinson’s Disease (PD). The topic was prodromal PD, which refers to the stage at which people do not meet the diagnostic criteria for PD but they do exhibit many of the symptoms. Those with “prodromal PD” are obviously at a higher than average risk of meeting the diagnostic criteria for PD in the future. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach attended the webinar and are sharing our notes.
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The Parkinson Society of British Columbia hosted a webinar in mid-September on brain fog in PD. Brain fog has been described as “fuzzy thinking” and “being unable to feel sharp in one’s thoughts.” The speaker addressed the symptoms behind brain fog and how to promote brain health and wellness.
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To ensure those in the Parkinson’s community have options to exercise safely during the Covid-19 health crisis, Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach has expanded our lists of live, virtual PD exercise classes and PD exercise videos. There are lots of options for all levels of mobility.
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Casey Halpern, MD, functional neurosurgeon, Assistant Professor of Neurosurgery and, by courtesy, of Neurology and of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, at the Stanford University Medical Center, will present “Deep Brain Stimulation Update for Parkinson’s Disease” at the Fresno Virtual Support Group Meeting on Wednesday, October 21, from 1:00-2:00pm. The meeting will be presented via video. No registration required.
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