Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness5 days ago2 minPain in Parkinson’s: How can it be treated?Having an understanding of how pain works and how having Parkinson’s disease (PD) can exacerbate pain can be helpful in better...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessMay 112 minPain in Parkinson’s: Why you may experience more pain with Parkinson's DiseasePain is a sensation that is difficult to understand in people with or without Parkinson’s Disease (PD). How pain is perceived is a long...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessMay 82 minResearch Review: Should respiratory muscle training be part of the treatment of Parkinson’s disease?People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) experience movement problems due to difficulty with communication between the nervous system and the...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessApr 301 minResearch Review: Occupational Therapy for Parkinson's DiseaseOccupational therapy is a science-driven, evidence-based profession that enables people of all ages to participate in daily living or...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessApr 232 minEmpowering Everyday Living: OT Strategies for Fall PreventionAs I mentioned in the previous blog post, How OT Can Help, I have been an OT for 20 years and I hear a lot of things from clients about...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessApr 153 minEmpowering Everyday Living: OT Tips for HandwritingFor people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), writing can be a challenge because of micrographia and tremor. Micrographia — small handwriting...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessApr 92 minEmpowering Everyday Living: OT Tools for Self CareOccupations — the meaningful and purposeful everyday activities that you need and want to do — can be roughly divided into 3 types:...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessApr 23 minEmpowering Everyday Living: How Occupational Therapy Can Help. By Cassie Lorie OTR/L”Occupation is not (only) what you have to do but what you like to do, too. It really changed my whole perspective on using PT and OT and...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessMar 262 minResearch Review: Dyspnea (Shortness of Breath) in PDRespiratory problems have been associated with Parkinson’s disease (PD) since it was first documented by James Parkinson in 1817. The...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessMar 121 minImproving Your Posture for Better BreathingImproving your posture can have many positive effects — decreasing stress on your joints, reducing fatigue, preventing injury and...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessMar 52 minBreathe Easy: Tips for Managing Stress and AnxietyDeep breathing is a proven way to lower stress. Breathing deeply signals to your brain and body to calm down and relax. This relaxation...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessFeb 262 minBoxing and PD - Learn how to punch backThere is growing evidence that vigorous exercise may have a neuroprotective effect for people with PD and that this type of exercise can...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessFeb 191 minCycling Your Way to Feeling BetterCycling has been shown to be an effective exercise to help manage PD. A researcher at the Cleveland clinic, Dr. Jay Alberts, discovered...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessFeb 121 minEffects of Aerobic Exercise on Cognitive Function in PDExercise has been shown to have many positive physical effects for people with PD including improved balance, posture, and mobility. But...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessFeb 53 minHigh Intensity Exercises: A key to your action plan!Exercise is medicine when it comes to many conditions, with Parkinson's Disease not being an exception. Over the past 5-10 years there...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessJan 291 minResearch Review: Benefits of High Intensity Exercise for PDA recent (2019) study in the Journal of the Neurological Sciences looked at the effect of an 8-week high intensity aerobic exercise...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessJan 221 minStretches to Reduce RigidityRigidity is one of the primary symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, affecting up to 89% of people with PD. Rigidity is felt as stiffness of...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessJan 152 minWhy Weight Training?Exercise has SO MANY benefits for people with PD including improving the brain’s ability to use dopamine, slowing disease progression...
Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and WellnessJan 82 minExercise Apps to Get You MovingLooking to find new ways to get yourself moving and motivated in 2022? Reach into your pocket and take out your phone! Smartphone apps...