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...
by Wendy Voelker | Jun 26, 2015 | For Care Partners, For Clients, For Referral Partners, News, Research & Articles
Doctors, researchers, and other health care professionals from all over the world gathered in San Diego, California, in June to discuss the latest trends in treatment for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. Read the research...
by Wendy Voelker | Jun 25, 2015 | For Clients, Research & Articles
“#1: Exercise is medicine, so don’t miss a dose.” Get the whole Top 10 list from the Davis Finney Foundation: https://www.davisphinneyfoundation.org/living-pd/10tools/
by Wendy Voelker | Jun 23, 2015 | Ben Rossi, For Clients, Live It!
My role as the Director of Physical Wellness for InMotion has been inspired by a combination of 20 years working in the fitness industry ( the last seven of which were spent in the trenches working with the Parkinson’s community), and by my time as an Ambassador for...
by Karen Jaffe | Jun 17, 2015 | Dr. Karen Jaffe, For Clients
Parkinson’s disease … diagnosis, symptoms, medicines … standard fare and easy to talk about. But for me and I suspect many others, there is much more to the story. Each of us has our own burdens when it comes to this disease … secrets, worry,...
