Parkinson s Program officially returns to JCC
Robert Boyd
and last updated 2021-05-12 11:49:02-04
TAMPA, Fla. â For many of us, it felt like we were sitting around a lot this past year waiting to be active again. However, for people living with Parkinsonâs Disease, sitting around is not an option.
This month the JCC officially welcomes back dozens of classes through The Philip Shayman Parkinsonâs Program.
âThe isolation of COVID, in general, has been particularly difficult with people living with Parkinsonâs Disease,â said Parkinsonâs Program Leader, Pnina Levermore.
The most important thing a person living with Parkinsonâs Disease can do is stay active and all of a sudden they were being told to stay in the house in 2020.
Bucks County Courier Times
MIDDLETOWN The Parkinson’s Foundation will host Moving Day Southeastern PA, a socially distanced gathering and virtual event, on May 22 at Core Creek Park, 901 Bridgetown Pike.
Moving Day Southeastern PA is a celebration of movement and exercise, both proven to help manage Parkinson’s symptoms. Community members will attend a drive-by event where they will be able to pick up Parkinson’s foundation merchandise, meet other community members, and raise awareness and funds for the Parkinson’s community.
The event is one of 30 community events taking place this spring across the nation. Funds raised will support research, care and education programs to improve the lives of people with Parkinson’s disease and their families.
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Brain Wave Recordings Reveal Potential for Individualized Parkinson’s Treatments
Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson’s disease by UC San Francisco scientists are providing the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson’s and other neurological disorders.
In a study published May 3 in Nature Biotechnology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers implanted novel neurostimulation devices that monitor brain activity for many months, with and without deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. Pairing the brain recordings with wearable monitors of movement, they identified patterns of brain activity corresponding to specific movement abnormalities associated with Parkinson’s. Their research provides the first evidence, during normal activities of daily living, for a long-held hypothesis that Parkinson’s symptoms are related to erratic brain wave patterns, and demonstrate how DBS restores order to patient brain waves.
Pioneering neural recordings lay the groundwork for personalized Parkinson s treatments
Pioneering neural recordings in patients with Parkinson s disease by UC San Francisco scientists lays the groundwork for personalized brain stimulation to treat Parkinson s and other neurological disorders.
In a study published May 3rd in
Nature Biotechnology, UCSF Weill Institute for Neurosciences researchers implanted novel neurostimulation devices that monitor brain activity for many months, with and without deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy. Pairing the brain recordings with wearable monitors of movement, they identified patterns of brain activity corresponding to specific movement abnormalities associated with Parkinson s. Their research provides the first evidence, during normal activities of daily living, for a long-held hypothesis that Parkinson s symptoms are related to erratic brain wave patterns, and demonstrate how DBS restores order to patient brain waves.
Parkinson s Disease Therapeutic Market Revenue Is Expected To Cross $8 Billion By 2027
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PALM BEACH, Fla., May 5, 2021 /PRNewswire/ Parkinson s disease (PD) is a neurodegenerative disorder that affects predominately dopamine-producing ( dopaminergic ) neurons in a specific area of the brain called substantia nigra. Symptoms generally develop slowly over years. The progression of symptoms is often a bit different from one person to another due to the diversity of the disease. According to the Parkinson s Foundation, people with PD may experience: tremors, mainly at rest and described as pill rolling tremor in hands, plus gait and balance problems. The cause remains largely unknown. Although there is no cure, treatment options vary and include medications and surgery. While Parkinson s itself is not fatal, disease complications can be serious. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) rated complications from PD as the 14th cause of