February 1, 2018
EXERCISE PRESCRIPTION
Do you fill all your prescriptions at the same pharmacy? I know of one prescription you can’t fill at any pharmacy, your Exercise Prescription! There...
January 31, 2018
PRO Monthly Newsletter - February 2018
January 1, 2018
NEURO-OPTOMETRIC REHABILITATION
Vision impairment appears often in people with Parkinson’s, but perhaps more particularly in people with Parkinsonisms, such as PSP. There are very few Neuro-Optometric...
January 1, 2018
PHYSICAL THERAPY/OCCUPATIONAL THERAPY/SPEECH-LANGUAGE PATHOLOGY SERVICES ARE THERE HIGHER CAPS FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S?
Medicare Part B (Medical Insurance) helps pay for medically necessary outpatient physical and occupational therapy, and speech-language pathology services. There are limits on these...
January 1, 2018
EXERCISE: MEDICINE FOR YOUR BRAIN
One of the best ways to care for your body is regular physical activity. We all know that exercise is good for our heart,...
January 1, 2018
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JANUARY 2018
HAPPY NEW YEAR my friends. Thank you for being our support this past year. We wish to have you by our side in the...
January 1, 2018
2018 MEDICAID REGIONAL NURSING HOME RATES – New York
The following rates are to be used for calculating penalty periods for uncompensated transfers by institutionalized individuals applying for Medicaid coverage on or after...
December 30, 2017
INSPIRATIONAL POEM
I’m tired as hell my vision is blurred My tremor’s in overdrive my speech is all slurredBut I’m used to it been like this...
December 30, 2017
PRO Monthly Newsletter - January 2018
December 30, 2017
INTRODUCTION TO CONSERVATORSHIPS
There are few things more frustrating than trying to help a friend or loved one who lacks the mental capacity to care for his...
December 30, 2017
ROAD TO THE CURE UPDATE JANUARY 2018
ICB International, Inc., (“ICBII”) Files Orphan Drug Designation Application for Multiple System Atrophy (MSA) with the FDA MSA is a rapidly progressive neurodegenerative disease with...
December 6, 2017
A BOX FULL OF KISSES
The story goes that some time ago, a man punished his 3-year-old daughter for wasting a roll of gold wrapping paper. Money was tight...
December 1, 2017
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DECEMBER 2017
I wonder how many years it has been since we said “WOW! I can’t believe we’re already in the last month of the year.”...
December 1, 2017
9 DISEASES PEOPLE KEEP SECRET: Check out #5
When the death of Apple co-founder Steve Jobs made news on Oct. 5, 2011, people across the nation reacted with shock, sorrow, and admiration...
December 1, 2017
THREE PIECES OF ADVICE I WOULD GIVE MY YOUNGER SELF
Have you ever had the thought, “If only I knew then what I know now?” Hindsight is 20/20, and whether or not we have...