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At Home Workout: Parkinson’s Integrated Exercise Program
This class is specifically designed to help individuals with later stages of Parkinson’s disease use exercise for symptom management.
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N?der Lab: Assessment and Monitoring of Neuromotor Function through Advanced Dynamic Pose Estimation
We will use videos of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) doing different things to develop sophisticated computer programs that can detect specific movement patterns that are only seen in people with PD. We will then see how well our computer programs can diagnose early PD, compared with medical and clinical professionals.
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COMPLETE: Assessment and Monitoring of Neuromotor Function through Advanced Dynamic Pose Estimation
We plan to use videos of people with Parkinson's disease (PD) doing different things to develop sophisticated computer programs that can detect specific movement patterns that are only seen in people with PD.
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Free Parkinson's Service Program For Employment Retention
This free program is designed to provide people with Parkinson's with job services to help to get or sustain employment with their disability.
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COMPLETE: Characteristics of Physical Therapy for Parkinson's Disease - A National Mixed Methods Study
Study surveyed academic medical centers with PD and Movement Disorders Specialty Neurology Clinics. Followed by focus groups and interviews with neurologists
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Proactive Parkinson’s Disease Exercise Program
PWR! Fit is an advanced level group exercise class that incorporates the latest approach to exercise for early staged individuals with Parkinson’s disease.
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Motivational Interviewing and Physical Activity in Parkinson’s Disease
This project will test the efficacy of a motivational interviewing intervention and web application to improve physical activity in Parkinson's Disease.
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Neuromuscular Physiatrist Joins Lois Insolia ALS Clinic
Dr. Franz a clinician-scientist in Rehabiliation, Neuromuscular and Regenerative Medicine, sees patients at Lois Insolia ALS clinic at Northwestern hospital.
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Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 Appoints Dr. Jennifer Goldman to Lead Parkinson’s Rehabilitation
Dr.?Goldman?is a movement disorders neurologist with specialty board certification in?Behavioral Neurology and Neuropsychiatry.
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Working with Parkinson’s: Complex Questions Surrounding the Decision to Disclose Diagnosis?
After receiving a diagnosis of Parkinson’s disease (PD), many people assume that their working lives are over -- or soon will be. But many want to continue to work, either because they are in their prime earning years, they need the insurance coverage, or they love what they do and thrive on the stimulation of being around other people.
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Study Looks at Whether People with Parkinson’s Could Benefit from Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling
Learn more about this study that looks at whether people with parkinson’s could benefit from vocational rehabilitation counseling.
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Miriam Rafferty: A Passion for Helping People with Parkinson’s Live Their Best Lives
These days, Rafferty, Ph.D., is a physical therapist and rehabilitation research scientist at the Shirley Ryan 小恩雅 working with people who have been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.
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