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Donate to PRO!November 30, 2014
IT’S THAT GIFTING TIME OF YEAR
As the month of December is upon us, many of us get caught up with end of year planning. There are various techniques individuals...
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November 30, 2014
CEREBELLAR THORACIC OUTLET SYNDROME, PARKINSON’S, AND TMJ
The findings of Fernandez Noda in his investigation of transitory decreased brain blood flow is something that everyone with Parkinson’s should read and be...
October 31, 2014
DEPRESSION AND THERAPY FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S
A person doesn’t have to have Parkinson’s to become depressed. From a survey taken in 2005 it indicated that about 6.7 percent of U.S....
October 31, 2014
WHEN THE JAW JOINTS ARE IN REALLY BAD SHAPE
It does not happen too often, but there are times when the jaw joints are just really out of place and/or damaged beyond their...
October 31, 2014
RED MARBLES
Abe Miller was bagging some early potatoes for me. I noticed a small boy, delicate of bone and feature, ragged but clean, hungrily apprising...
September 30, 2014
THERAPEUTIC PARKINSON’S VACCINE
FIRST CLINICAL DATA OF THERAPEUTIC PARKINSON’S VACCINE ENCOURAGES CONTINUED DEVELOPMENT NEW YORK & VIENNA, July 31, 2014 /PRNewswire Many of the attendees in our support groups this past month asked...
September 30, 2014
HOW MUCH DOES AN IN HOME CAREGIVER COST?
You start to notice little things when you visit your parents…the kitchen hasn’t been cleaned for days, you aren’t sure if they are taking their...
September 30, 2014
WHAT IS SUNDOWNING, WHAT CAUSES IT AND HOW DOES IT IMPACT THE CAREGIVER?
Sundowning is basically a group of symptoms that may come with or without a disease. By itself, it is not a disease; however, it...
August 31, 2014
MUSIC MENDS MINDS
MusicMendsMinds, Inc. is a new intergenerational senior and student music therapy project in the Los Angeles area that helps improve the health of seniors...
August 31, 2014
GOOD-BYE AND THANK YOU, ROBIN WILLIAMS
All of us at PRO extend our deepest sympathies to the family of Robin Williams as they say good-bye to a gentleman who was...
August 31, 2014
CHECK OUT TMJ DISORDERS BEFORE BEGINNING PARKINSON’S TREATMENTS
It is important that before you begin treatment related to Parkinson’s disease, you take a look at the temporomandibular joint (TMJ). In many of...
August 22, 2014
Webinar: Jo Rosen Interviewed by Author and PWP, Richard London
In a recent webinar/interview, Jo Rosen speaks about Parkinsons Disease today and how the Parkinsons Resource Organization offers help, support and resources for the...
July 31, 2014
MUSIC THERAPY, PALLIATIVE CARE, AND MYTHS ABOUT GRIEF & MOURNING
Because music is non-threatening, enjoyable and enhances brain function, people of diverse ages, backgrounds and abilities can gain therapeutic benefits through music therapy. Music...
July 31, 2014
TELL SOMEONE
How do you tell someone you promised till death do us part, That you feel strongly and straight from the heart, They will be carrying more...
April 29, 2014
BITS N PIECES
In January, in the settlement to a class-action lawsuit filed in 2011 against the secretary of health and human services, Medicare officials updated the agency’s policy...
