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Donate to PRO!June 4, 2012
Acupuncture and Movement Disorders
To be totally forthright, the title of this article really should be ‘The Whole Person, That Experiences Movement Disorders,’ because whether you’re aware of it or...
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February 13, 2012
Temporomandibular Joint and Muscle Disorders
Thousands of Americans this year will be diagnosed with a common disorder of the jaw area called temporomandibular joint and muscle disorders (TMJD, formerly...
November 30, 2011
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT DECEMBER 2011
As we pass through another year we count our blessings and honor those we will miss forever. I have so many, and just recently...
November 1, 2011
MESSAGE FROM THE PRESIDENT NOVEMBER 2011
Fall is here and our thoughts begin to focus on the Holidays. May I be one of the first to wish our Parkinson's community...
July 2, 2011
T.M.J. Dysfunction "An Ounce of Prevention"
The letters “TMJ” conjure up all sorts of ideas and opinions among both the lay public and dental and medical personnel. The reason for...
May 2, 2011
Temporomandibular Disorder: Is There a Link to Parkinson’s Disease?
Temporomandibular Disorder: Is there a link to Parkinson’s disease? One of the core features of Parkinson’s disease is sleep problems, and without quality of sleep all...
May 2, 2011
TMJ-TMD Movement Disorder Appliance Update
I have had my appliance now for two months. I too felt that I had a major kitchen appliance in my mouth all day long,...
May 2, 2011
Are Your Parkinson’s Symptoms Caused by Jaw Malalignment?
This sounds like a simple question to pose, yet it is one for which you cannot readily find a reliable answer. It is the purpose...
May 2, 2011
Treatment Offers Hope
Could Parkinson’s disease actually be an advanced stage of TMD (Temporomandibular Disorder)? Last month’s “ULTIMATE QUALITY OF LIFE SYMPOSIUM” in Indian Wells, CA, addressed...
May 2, 2011
How Do You Know If You Have a TMJ or a TMD problem?
The following is a list of several questions. IF you answer YES to a number of them you are a candidate for TMJ or...
April 19, 2011
TMJ and Parkinson's
The late great Dr. Al Fonder labeled what many call TMJ dysfunction or cranial-mandibular-cervical dysfunction, the Dental Distress Syndrome (or DDS). He said, "DDS patients...
April 18, 2011
Typical TMD Patient - Treatment Offers HOPE
TREATMENT OFFERS HOPE By: Risto E. Hurme, DDS (San Antonio, TX) Could Parkinson’s disease actually be an advanced stage of TMD (Temporomandibular Disorder)? Last month’s “ULTIMATE QUALITY...
April 18, 2011
The Ultimate Quality of Life Symposium (reviewed)
The recent Parkinson’s Resource Organization’s symposium, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Craniofacial Pain (AACP), ‘Ultimate Quality of Life, Parkinson’s: A Paradigm Shift’, in Indian...
