A patient of mine — I’ll call him Frank — fell in his driveway last spring. Within a week he had a physical therapy referral in hand, a fall-risk assessment scheduled, and a home exercise plan taped to his refrigerator. It took another eighteen months, and a...
“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...
Hi there everyone, It’s summertime here in Florida, and the hot days can make you feel lazy, but as usual, it’s been a full few weeks here at Voice Aerobics — lots of writing, lots of thinking, and a few conversations with patients that stuck with me long...
The most prominent gauge in your car, and perhaps the most important, at least in terms of how many times you look at it while you’re driving, is the speedometer. The job of the speedometer is to indicate the speed of your car in miles per hour, kilometers per...
When an individual with Parkinson’s or age-related voice changes is referred to my practice, they undergo a comprehensive clinical assessment prior to the initiation of treatment, and this includes a medical history review, medications the patient is taking, and...
