June 1, 2018

The phrase “lazy days of summer” does not fit the Parkinson’s Resource Organization model. As the annual “season” in the Coachella Valley closes, the...

June 1, 2018

A man found a cocoon of a butterfly. One day a small opening appeared. He sat and watched the butterfly for several hours as...

June 1, 2018

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

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

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

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

May 16, 2018

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

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

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

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

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

April 29, 2018

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

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...