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Downloadable Resources   Documents available here for download require Adobe Reader. To Download the free software Click here... Depending on the speed of your internet connection, these documents may take a few minutes to open. Please be patient.   The Science and Practice of LSVT BIG Chairman Mohabbat Ali Sr. Physiotherapist & coordinator SRC Explain advances in neuroscience and impact on the field of rehabilitation. Briefly discuss development and data on an efficacious speech treatment LSVT LOUD. Describe development and key aspects of limb motor treatment LSVT BIG   View or Download   PARKINSONS UPDATES - Newsletter Issue Dec 2011 Message from the Chairman The last quarter of 2011 is turning out to be a busy period with a lot of patient centric activites. An open house was held at Dow Institute of Physical Sciences which was well attended and showcased the excellent facilities avaiable at the institute.   View or Download   CULTIVATING HOPE The Pakistan Parkinson's Society (PPS) which is registered under the Societies Act of 1860 is not for profit and established with the primary objective of being the voice of patients suffering from Parkinson's Disease (PD). The Society aims to achieve public awareness of the Disease with the objective of helping patients, their care givers and medical support staff the ability to make informed disease management choices in order to improve their quality of life.   View or Download   Good Nutrition in PARKINSON’S DISEASE This booklet was originally written under a grant agreement for the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc, by Julie H. Carter, RN, MN, Adult Nurse Practitioner, Department of Neurology, Oregon Health Sciences University, Portland, Oregon, ©1992. It was redesigned and reprinted in 1999 through an unrestricted educational grant from Pharmacia & Upjohn Company and Boehringer Ingelheim Pharmaceuticals, Inc.   View | Download   Young Parkinson’s Handbook by: The Richard E. Heikkila, APDA Advanced Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research and Department of Neurology, Division of Movement Disorders, University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and Robert Wood Johnson Medical School, New Brunswick, New Jersey Edited by: Margery H. Mark, MD and Jacob I. Sage, MD; This handbook is a guide for Parkinson’s disease patients and their families and is not intended as a substitute for medical diagnosis and treatment.   View | Download   The Fine Art of “Recreation & Socialization” With Parkinson’s Disease By Donna Diaz, RN, MS Coordinator, APDA Information and Referral Center New Heaven, CT   View | Download   Aquatic Exercises for PARKINSON’S DISEASE By: Ann Elizabeth Peters O’Nihill, B.S.   Carla Cothran B.S.,MSN, MAEd   Barbara Habermann, PhD,RN Aquatic Specialist, ATRI   Nurse Coordinator   Assistant Professor Lakeshore Foundation   APDA Parkinson Disease Center   UAB Graduate Nursing Birmingham,Alabama   Birmingham,Alabama   Birmingham,Alabama   View | Download   BE INDEPENDENT ! By: Josephine Clapcich, OTR/L; Nora Goldberg, M.A., OTR/L; Eileen Walsh, M.S., PT; A SELF HELP GUIDE FOR PEOPLE WITH PARKINSON’S DISEASE. This booklet was written for the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc. under a grant agreement with the Staten Island University Hospital Rehabilitation Medicine Department, Staten Island, New York, 1993 © Revised and Reprinted 1999.   View | Download   BE ACTIVE! by: Terry Ellis, PT, PhD, NCS; Tami Rork, PT, MSPT; Diane Dalton, PT, DPT, OCS; The Center for Neurorehabilitation; Sargent College; Boston University, Boston MA. An Exercise Program for People with Parkinson’s Disease. This booklet was written for the American Parkinson Disease Association, Inc.   View | Download   Speaking Effectively, A Strategic Guide For Speaking and Swallowing by: Bari Hoffman Ruddy, PhD, CCC-SLP   Christine Sapienza, PhD, CCC-SLP Assistant Professor, Department of Communicative Disorders, University of Central Florida, Orlando, FL.   Associate Professor, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, University of Florida, Gainesville, FL. Associate Director, The Ear Nose Throat and Plastic Surgery Associates Voice Care Center, Orlando, Florida.   Faculty Member, Movement Disorders Clinic, University of Florida. Gainesville, FL.   View | Download   Helping your partner what not to do! By Kathryn A. Cullen BSN, MS. Former coordinator-APDA Information and Referral Center Memorial Hospital of Rhode Island Pawtucket, Rhode Island   View | Download   Hospitalization of A Parkinson Patient by: Joseph H. Friedman, MD Clinical Professor Dept. Clinical Neuroscience, Brown University Medical School, Providence, R.I. Director, APDA Information and Referral Center, Kent Hospital, Warwick, R.I. Director, Neurohealth PD & Movement Disorder Center, Warwick, R.I   View | Download   The Challenges of Parkinson’s Disease: Adapting to a Nursing Home by: Karla Tolson, R.N., B.S.N. Former Coordinator, APDA Information and Referral Center, Tulsa, Oklahoma. This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   Medical Management of Parkinson’s Disease By: Marilyn R. Semenchuk, Pharm.D., BCPP Senior Neurology Regional Medical Scientist, GlaxoSmithKline, Phoenix, AZ This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   When Should Parkinson’s Disease Patients Go To The Emergency Room? by: Joseph H. Friedman, MD Clinical Professor Dept. Clinical Neuroscience, Brown University Medical School, Providence, R.I. Director, APDA Information and Referral Center, Kent Hospital, Warwick, R.I. Director, Neurohealth PD & Movement Disorder Center, Warwick, R.I   View | Download   Neuro-opthalmology And Parkinson’s Disease by: Andrew A. Berman, MD Eye Care Ltd., Highland Park, Skokie, IL This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   Fatigue in Parkinson’s Disease by: Joseph H. Friedman, MD Director of APDA I&R Center, Warwick, RI This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   Impact of Parkinson’s Disease on Patient Participation in Daily Life: Results of an International Survey by: Professor Leslie Findley, Consultant Neurologist and Chairman, Essex, Neurosciences Unit, UK; Mary G Baker MBE, President of the European Parkinson’s Disease Association, UK. The survey results were presented at the ‘Participation in Life Conference’, 2-4 July 1999, Krakow, Poland. This paper was supported by an educational grant from Pharmacia, Peapack, NJ, US   View | Download   Parkinson’s Disease Handbook by: Lawrence I. Golbe, MD, Professor; Margery H. Mark, MD, Associate Professor; Jacob I. Sage, MD, Professor and Director, Division of Movement Disorders and The Richard E. Heikkila APDA Advanced Center for Parkinson’s Disease Research; edited by Margery H. Mark, MD This handbook is a guide for Parkinson’s disease patients and their families and is not intended as a substitute for medical diagnosis and treatment.   View | Download   Parkinson’s Disease Patient Checklist Patients can be overwhelmed by the amount of information they may receive at a consultation with a healthcare professional (HCP). This checklist has been developed to help you, the patient prepare as best as possible for these consultations. We advise you to read the checklist carefully prior to the consultation with your doctor and mark the items of importance to you.   View | Download   Recovery from Parkinson’s Disease by: Janice Walton-Hadlock The cause and the effective treatment of Parkinson’s disease according to principles of traditional Asian medicine. published by: The Parkinson’s Recovery Project, 343 Soquel Ave. #413, Santa Cruz, CA 95062, www.pdrecovery.org   View | Download   Medications Approved for the Treatment of Parkinson’s Disease in the USA This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician. The most common side effects are listed. Additional side effects, if any, should be discussed with your health care provider.   View | Download   Parkinson’s Disease and Oral Health by: Michaell A. Huber, DDS Associate Professor and Head, Division of Oral Medicine, Department of Dental Science, University of Texas Health Science Center, Dental School, San Antonio, Texas This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   Keys to Caregiving by: Caryn Crenshaw, RN, Coordinator APDA Information & Referral Center, Centennial Medical Center, Nashville, TN This material is intended to provide the reader with information. It should not be used for treatment purposes, but rather as a source for discussion with the patient's own physician.   View | Download   Exercises For The Parkinson Patient. Just as running water does not freeze, so moving muscles do not freeze. Ten basic exercises and suggestions designed to help Parkinson Patient. They are ancillary to medical treatment which should be carried out in consultation with your physician. In special instances where other diseases are associated with parkinsonism, your physician may wish to limit the intensity of your physical activity.   View | Download   Nonpharmacologic Treatments A wide variety of problems in PD may respond to nonpharmacological treatments. In all cases, an individualized approach is needed to identify the problems and determine a treatment plan. Effective treatment may reduce the need for medications and improve quality of life.     View | Download   Acknowledgement: We gratefully acknowledge the support and assistance received from European Parkinson's Disease Association (EPDA) and Parkinson's Disease Society (PDS) of the United Kingdom.

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