“I’m too busy.” “I’m too tired.” “I have too much company.” “I have too many doctor’s appointments.” These are just a few of the “too’s” I hear from my PD patients when I ask: “Did you practice your speech this week?” Some of these excuses sound familiar — they’re the...
There is probably no article you will read, scientific or general, that won’t include exercise as one of the recommendations for management of symptoms related to chronic disease diagnosis. In my field, speech, voice and/or swallowing exercises are typically...
By working in collaboration with Community-based Parkinson’s programs, therapists can provide weekly classes that may help people with Parkinson’s (PWP) maintain improvements attained in one:one therapy, provide ongoing disease education, and perhaps, ultimately...