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If you or a loved one has recently been diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease (PD), you may have questions about dietary changes. You may want to know what foods are good...

For many living with Parkinson’s disease, self-care can often be the last thing we think about. We might be still rushing and pushing ourselves to live life how it was...

I wrote a piece on my friend, Eric, who went into a nursing home. There is good news to report! Following a tumultuous period of falls, a shoulder injury, a...

“Good morning, Sunshine!” is the kind of thing we are used to hearing when we wake up. I have heard variations of this when my nana would sing, “Have you...

Professor and landscape architect Daniel Winterbottom has been designing and building therapeutic gardens for over 20 years. Here, he shares his unique viewpoint on the power of nature to heal...

May is Mental Health Month so what better time is there to assess your mind-body-spirit health routines? Are you getting any exercise? How are you doing with sleep? Are you...

In September of 2019, Health Union (the parent company of parkinsonsdisease.net) partnered with the US Pain Foundation for our first ever Chronic Pain in America survey to ask members of...

In a conversation with Lauren Simmons of PD Buzz in Orange County, California, we discovered that we were both audiologists in our past lives. We have both gone on to...

Living with a chronic health condition can take a toll on your mental health. Life often seems full of the things you cannot do anymore, the ways the disease compromises...

My father always dreamed of having a barnyard amount of kids. Not sure if it’s because he only had one sister or because he wished he had brothers, but either...

Many people with PD take a levodopa/carbidopa combination drug to help control their motor symptoms. Levodopa is a precursor to dopamine that can reduce motor-related issues like tremor, rigidity, or...

For many people, the greatest joy in life is kids. Unfortunately, my wife and I did not have our own children before Parkinson’s. We were too busy enjoying life and...

February marks the 10th anniversary of my Parkinson's diagnosis. It is more like my 11th anniversary as, like many parkies, I started having symptoms months before I was diagnosed. When I...

These days, you can find more and more people turning to telehealth. Telehealth is also sometimes called telemedicine or virtual care. Whether you have been using telehealth for a while...

The technology needed for virtual healthcare has been around for decades. But virtual care has not been widely used in the United States until recently. The recent public health emergency...

If you live with or near a progressive disease you may find your changing capabilities to be discouraging, frustrating, even maddening. I just wanted to walk my dog. A friend...

Rarely is there an easy day with Parkinson’s. Even on the good days, the person living with the diagnosis and their loved ones may still be facing the fear of...

Your loved one with Parkinson’s disease (PD) sleeps at night, just not in their bed…they get up, walk around, perform small—or large!—tasks while clearly asleep. Does this sound familiar? This...

Our world is still changing every day because of COVID-19. Keeping up with all of the news can be challenging. Here are some of the top COVID-19 updates for people...

I recently interviewed Jill Jumper, PT, DPT to learn more about her job, especially in regards to working with persons with Parkinson’s (PwP). Besides being a licensed physical therapist, Jill...