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Donate to PRO!October 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2014
In the story RED MARBLES, one of the morals is: We will not be remembered by our words, but by our kind deeds. As 2014 comes to...
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September 30, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT OCTOBER 2014
The opportunity to share, to learn and to reach out to others desperately seeking support and information is what our Parkinson’s Support Groups are...
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 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT SEPTEMBER 2014
There are many who suffer in silence, unable or unwilling to reach out to those who are eager and able to lend a hand,...
July 31, 2014
PARKINSON’S AND A TMJ PROBLEM
If you’ve been diagnosed with Parkinson’s and suspect you may have a TMJ problem, addressing the jaw problem could reduce many of your PD...
July 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT AUGUST 2014
Loss, no matter when it occurs, is a challenge we are never fully prepared to experience. In mid-July I lost my dear sister, Carolyn,...
June 30, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT JULY 2014
SUMMER IS HERE and while our members and site visitors enjoy planning vacations and the opportunity to unplug from the daily routine of work...
June 30, 2014
CRANIO-MANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION (TMJ) CAUSATION THEORY OF PARKINSON’S
Occam’s razor is a principle of parsimony and succinctness used in problem-solving. It states that among competing hypotheses, the one with the fewest assumptions should...
January 31, 2014
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT FEBRUARY 2014
2014 is well underway- with resolutions and good intentions still fresh in our mind. As we watch the news and see the trauma “Mother...
December 31, 2013
CRANIO-MANDIBULAR DYSFUNCTION – “CMD”
The good news is that some patients with movement disorders such as Parkinson’s can see a reduction in symptoms if there is a TMJ...
December 31, 2013
DENTAL APPLIANCES and SLEEP APNEA, WEIGHT CONTROL and ACCIDENT PREVENTION
During NBC’S “Biggest Loser”, each contestant was awarded an overnight sleep study, and doctors found that a whopping 16 of the 22 contestants were...
November 30, 2013
SUBSTANCE P AND PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Substance P is a little known neurotransmitter that is primarily known as the transmitter of pain signals to the brain. But it does much...
August 29, 2013
CMD: A MOVEMENT DISORDER
Cranio-Mandibular Disorder (CMD) is a movement disorder of the masticatory or chewing system characterized, among other symptoms, by teeth grinding and clenching during sleep...
July 31, 2013
RETOOLING FOR ACCURACY
With tremendous gratitude, I say once again how privileged I was to be an invited guest of the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain at...
July 31, 2013
CRANIO-MANDIBULAR DISORDER – “CMD”
I met with Jo Rosen the weekend of July 27th at the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP) 28th Annual Convention. During our conversation,...
