June 1, 2018
CAMPTOCORMIA: THE BENT SPINE SYNDROME – A PARKINSONISM
For many years camptocormia, designating a forced posture with a forward-bent trunk, has been considered as related to psychiatric manifestations. Times have changed, and...
June 1, 2018
PARKINSON’S DISEASE & INFECTIONS
URINARY TRACT INFECTIONS (UTIs) – Be aware when as a caregiver you notice your charge (PWP) has suddenly become lethargic, cognitively impaired, fatigued and...
May 31, 2018
GLUTATHIONE TREATMENTS FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE: IS IT EFFECTIVE ENOUGH?
The loss of Glutathione in the brain of individuals with Parkinson’s occurs years before the onset of motor symptoms. Glutathione has been proposed as...
May 31, 2018
HELP! I’VE FALLEN AND I CAN’T GET UP: RAIZER BY LIFTUP
Lifting a person who has “fallen and can’t get up” with the use of one’s own back and legs is nearly a thing of...
May 31, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - June 2018
May 16, 2018
Five Stages of Parkinson's
Dr. Margaret M. Hoehn, the author of the most frequently cited paper in professional articles dealing with Parkinson’s disease, discusses the Hoehn and Yahr...
April 30, 2018
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT MAY 2018
MAY the road rise to meet you, MAY the wind be always at your back, MAY the sun shine warm upon your face. MAY...
April 30, 2018
IMPROVING VOCAL LOUDNESS: WHAT IS LSVT LOUD?
LSVT LOUD® is an effective speech treatment for individuals with Parkinson disease (PD) and other neurological conditions. LSVT LOUD, named for Mrs. Lee Silverman (Lee...
April 30, 2018
VITAMINS AND MINERALS
Excerpts taken from WebMD So when your doctor, or someone else’s says “Well, that’s Parkinson’s” do you just accept that as being so, or do...
April 30, 2018
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE MAY 2018
Helplessness makes us susceptible to fall victims to the surroundings. This is exactly what happened to the numerous Parkinson’s disease patients who, due to...
April 30, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - May 2018
April 29, 2018
12 REASONS WHY SITTING TOO MUCH IS BAD FOR YOUR HEALTH
Dementia Is More Likely If you sit too much, your brain could look just like that of someone with dementia. Sitting also raises your risk...
April 25, 2018
WOW! The WV made the news again!
HELPING PEOPLE HELP THEMSELVES, PRO’S WELLNESS VILLAGE RECEIVES A MAJOR BOOST Amazingly, during Parkinson’s Awareness Month, PRO was granted a major boost to expand their Wellness...
April 7, 2018
Dentists - Helping Improve Quality of Life for Parkinson’s Patients
My patients with Parkinson’s disease who are being treated with oral appliance therapy and/or physical therapies are reporting significant improvement in their quality of...
March 31, 2018
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT APRIL 2018
April is a very spiritual month this year (having started March 30th), as I have acknowledged at the bottom of this message, but it...