No matter the condition, having a team of different disciplines that is able to work together is beneficial to patient care. This is...

What is Loud for Life? Loud for life is a weekly group exercise class designed to help people with PD maintain and/or strengthen their...

LSVT Loud® is a standardized treatment protocol used to improve speech in patients with motor skill impairments, such as Parkinson’s ...

I have Parkinson’s Disease. What can I do to improve or maintain my voice and swallowing? Based on research completed with those living...

Current research indicates that 70-90% percent of people with PD will experience changes in speech and voice at some time during the...

Managing stress is an important part of living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many people with PD notice that motor symptoms worsen...

I can speak from my own experience about mindset that if I go into an activity like training for a 5 k and tell myself that I am not...

Check out Liz's you tube video going over some yoga poses you can do at home!

When you think of yoga what comes to mind may be pretzel like moves or headstands. But yoga is a very adaptable practice with benefits...

Gardening is an instrument of grace. — May Sarton As an occupational therapist, I am always in awe of the power of occupation — the...

People with Parkinson’s disease are at an increased risk for falls because of changes in movement, decline in balance, and changes in how...

You may be wondering why applying sunscreen is important, besides being a generally healthy behavior. There is a correlation between...

When you think of Nordic poles you may think of wintertime sports like skiing, but there are many benefits for using them for outdoor...

Rigidity is a common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It can be an increase in stiffness or tightness in someone’s muscles and can...

Fatigue can be described as having decreased energy or an increased perception of effort that does not match the attempted activity. For...

Having an understanding of how pain works and how having Parkinson’s disease (PD) can exacerbate pain can be helpful in better...

Pain is a sensation that is difficult to understand in people with or without Parkinson’s Disease (PD). How pain is perceived is a long...

People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience movement problems due to difficulty with communication between the nervous system and the...

Occupational therapy is a science-driven, evidence-based profession that enables people of all ages to participate in daily living or...

As I mentioned in the previous blog post, How OT Can Help, I have been an OT for 20 years and I hear a lot of things from clients about...

For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), writing can be a challenge because of micrographia and tremor. Micrographia — small handwriting...

Occupations — the meaningful and purposeful everyday activities that you need and want to do — can be roughly divided into 3 types:...

”Occupation is not (only) what you have to do but what you like to do, too. It really changed my whole perspective on using PT and OT and...

Respiratory problems have been associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) since it was first documented by James Parkinson in 1817. The...