by Wendy Voelker | Mar 25, 2025 | Dr. David Riley, For Care Partners, For Clients, For Referral Partners, What I tell my Patients
Although the issue has not gained many headlines, a great deal of energy is being expended by movement disorders neurologists to develop a new way of thinking about Parkinson’s disease. This effort has been prompted by two major trends: a growing recognition...
by Wendy Voelker | Jan 4, 2016 | Dr. David Riley, For Care Partners, For Clients, For Referral Partners, What I tell my Patients
It is common knowledge that the brain directs physical activity. For example, most people know that paralysis from a stroke is due to damage to the brain. It is only in recent years, however, that scientific investigators have begun to appreciate the other direction...
by Wendy Voelker | Nov 6, 2015 | Dr. David Riley, For Care Partners, For Clients, For Referral Partners, What I tell my Patients
The idea that Parkinson’s disease involves more than its classic motor symptoms (tremor, slowness, shuffling, etc.) is not new. Even James Parkinson recognized this in his seminal publication describing this disease in 1817. However, it is only in the last 25...
