Parkinson’s disease is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. The National Parkinson’s Foundation estimates approximately 90,000 people are diagnosed with PD annually in ...

Phelps offers two intensive exercise programs that have been shown to slow down the effects that Parkinson’s disease has on voice and mobility and to improve patients’ quality of life. The first, Lee ...

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 ...

Parkinson's disease is debilitating, but some patients in Baltimore are benefiting from a form of physical and speech therapy that's helping them in their day-to-day lives and is even slowing the ...

STUART — The symptoms of Parkinson's disease — which include tremors, stooped posture, difficulty walking, and overall smaller, stiffer movements — impede everyday tasks such as rising from a chair, ...

STUART — Paul Doherty, of Port St. Lucie, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 15 years ago. While this progressive disorder has affected his movement and speech, he has been able to slow the ...

An intensive speech therapy that involves loudly repeating words and phrases to 'rev up' the voice is an effective treatment for Parkinson's disease, a trial found. Nearly 90 per cent of Parkinson's ...

Parkinson’s Disease is a disorder of the nervous system. The disease is progressive and often begins with a tremor. Early on, the disease can also cause body stiffness and slowing of movement, lack of ...