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I have Parkinson’s Disease. What can I do to improve or maintain my voice and swallowing? Based on research completed with those living...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Aug 2
- 1 min
Why does everyone need hearing aides around me?
Current research indicates that 70-90% percent of people with PD will experience changes in speech and voice at some time during the...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jul 26
- 2 min
Mindfulness Practice
Managing stress is an important part of living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Many people with PD notice that motor symptoms worsen...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jul 19
- 2 min
Importance of a Positive Mindset by Dr. Liz Yates-Horton DPT
I can speak from my own experience about mindset that if I go into an activity like training for a 5 k and tell myself that I am not...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jul 12
- 1 min
Get some OMMM in your life: Yoga at home
Check out Liz's you tube video going over some yoga poses you can do at home!
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jul 5
- 3 min
Get some OMMM in your life: The benefits of Yoga
When you think of yoga what comes to mind may be pretzel like moves or headstands. But yoga is a very adaptable practice with benefits...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jun 28
- 3 min
Gardening for Health by Cassie Lorie OTR/L
Gardening is an instrument of grace. — May Sarton As an occupational therapist, I am always in awe of the power of occupation — the...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jun 21
- 2 min
Can golf improve your balance?
People with Parkinson’s disease are at an increased risk for falls because of changes in movement, decline in balance, and changes in how...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jun 14
- 1 min
Make sure to use your sunscreen!
You may be wondering why applying sunscreen is important, besides being a generally healthy behavior. There is a correlation between...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Jun 7
- 2 min
Step it Up! How Walking Poles Can Help You Be More Active
When you think of Nordic poles you may think of wintertime sports like skiing, but there are many benefits for using them for outdoor...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- May 31
- 2 min
Decreasing rigidity can decrease the risk of falls
Rigidity is a common symptom of Parkinson’s Disease (PD). It can be an increase in stiffness or tightness in someone’s muscles and can...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- May 24
- 2 min
Fatigue: a common, yet under-recognized symptom in people with Parkinson’s Disease
Fatigue can be described as having decreased energy or an increased perception of effort that does not match the attempted activity. For...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- May 17
- 2 min
Pain 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...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- May 10
- 2 min
Pain in Parkinson’s: Why you may experience more pain with Parkinson's Disease
Pain is a sensation that is difficult to understand in people with or without Parkinson’s Disease (PD). How pain is perceived is a long...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- May 8
- 2 min
Research 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...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Apr 29
- 1 min
Research Review: Occupational Therapy for Parkinson's Disease
Occupational therapy is a science-driven, evidence-based profession that enables people of all ages to participate in daily living or...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Apr 23
- 2 min
Empowering Everyday Living: OT Strategies for Fall Prevention
As 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...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Apr 14
- 3 min
Empowering Everyday Living: OT Tips for Handwriting
For people with Parkinson’s disease (PD), writing can be a challenge because of micrographia and tremor. Micrographia — small handwriting...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Apr 9
- 2 min
Empowering Everyday Living: OT Tools for Self Care
Occupations — the meaningful and purposeful everyday activities that you need and want to do — can be roughly divided into 3 types:...
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Engage PT, OT, SLP Therapy and Wellness
- Apr 2
- 3 min
Empowering 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...
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