Better Walking with Nushu X
**************************** The above video shows how I often walk these days (left) and how I walked two weekends ago when I put on a pair of Nushu X at […]
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Research
New Book: Taming and Managing Parkinson’s Disease
This book aims to give the reader an overview of how Parkinson’s works in the body, and what the PwP (Person with Parkinson’s) can do about it.
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News from Teachers College Columbia University!
Turning the Page with Parkinson’s TC alum Bruce Ballard (Ed.D. ’94) is the author of his own story, from pedagogy to poetry On Bruce Ballard’s (Ed.D. ’94) bucket list, you’ll
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Look Once, Then Block It From Your Mind
Here’s a sumation of how past events make me feel about the next four years. Donald Rump: Bring Back the Guillotine – Click! Donald Dump: Make Sure the Terminally Ill
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A New Issue: Voice Training with SPEAK OUT! Therapy
I recently wrote about the dangers of aspiration pneumonia (click!). Today I am writing about a related, more uplifting phenomenon: The SPEAK-OUT! Therapy Program, which aims to help people with
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Easy-But-Worthwhile Exercises to Do at Home When You Can’t Go to the Gym
Even if you can’t get to the gym, pool or other location to build up your body, you can exercise at home. Here’s how to do it.
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Worried About Aspiration Pneumonia?
Aspiration pneumonia was the most common reason for the emergency admission of patients with Parkinson’s Disease whose disease duration was >5 years. Pneumonia was one of the main causes of death.
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Wearable Robotic Clothing Stops Freezing of Gait
******** My sister just sent me an article from the Harvard Gazette that discusses a new kind of robotic clothing that helps Parkinson’s patients walk without freezing of gait, or
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Parkinson’s Disease and Urinary Tract Infections
************** There’s a disconnect between YouTube videos about bladder issues put out by various Parkinson’s organizations (see example below) and documents you can find by Googling “Parkinson’s disease” + “urinary
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Mortality and Parkinson’s
People with Parkinson’s disease (PwP) often hear doctors and others say, “You won’t die from Parkinson’s, you’ll die with Parkinson’s.” This can be misleading.
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