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Donate to PRO!April 25, 2018
WOW! The WV made the news again!
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...
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March 31, 2018
DON’T BE A STIFF! EVEN IF THAT’S HOW YOUR JOINTS FEEL!
Ever get that pain first thing in the morning? You know, that achy stiffness in your joints. It comes back later after you’ve sat...
March 30, 2018
WHAT IS RYTARY?
Carbidopa and levodopa is a combination medicine used to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, such as muscle stiffness, tremors, spasms, and poor muscle control....
March 30, 2018
IMPULSE CONTROL DISORDERS FOLLOW DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION OF THE SUBTHALAMIC NUCLEUS IN PARKINSON’S DISEASE CLINICAL ASPECTS
Polyvios Demetriades,1 Hugh Rickards,1 and Andrea Eugenio Cavanna1,2,3 1University of Birmingham Medical School, Birmingham B152TT, UK 2Department of Neuropsychiatry, University of Birmingham and BSMHFT, Barberry Building, 25...
March 30, 2018
WHAT IS MULTIPLE SYSTEM ATROPHY? A PARKINSON(ISM)
National Institutes of Neurological Disorders and Stroke Multiple system atrophy (MSA) is a progressive neurodegenerative disorder characterized by a combination of symptoms that affect both...
March 3, 2018
APHASIA DEFINITIONS
Aphasia is an impairment of language, affecting the production or comprehension of speech and the ability to read or write. Aphasia is always due...
March 2, 2018
AVOID OPIOIDS! PHYSIOTHERAPY IS PAIN MANAGEMENT
In the last twenty years the sale and use of opioids have more than QUADRUPLED in the US, according to the Centers for Disease...
February 1, 2018
HOW TO RESPOND TO A DATA BREACH
This information is provided as information only and should not be considered investment, tax or legal advice or a recommendation to buy or sell...
February 1, 2018
NAVIGATING CHALLENGES AT THE PHARMACY-A PHARMACIST’S PERSPECTIVE
In May of 2000, I had finally finished my long and difficult road of higher level education. I finished not only with a bachelor’s...
February 1, 2018
A COUNTRY THAT PUNISHES DRUG TRAFFICKERS WITH DEATH IS INVESTING IN MEDICAL MARIJUANA
One of the countries with the world’s harshest drug laws is planning to invest in medicinal pot. Singapore’s National Research Foundation (NRF) this month (Jan....
February 1, 2018
ARE WOMEN WITH PARKINSON’S AT A DISADVANTAGE?
FRIDAY, Dec. 8, 2017 (HealthDay News) — Women with Parkinson’s disease appear to face a disadvantage: They’re much less likely than men to have...
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 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,...
