Parkinson’s disease is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. The National Parkinson’s Foundation estimates approximately 90,000 people are diagnosed with PD annually in ...

Phelps offers two intensive exercise programs that have been shown to slow down the effects that Parkinson’s disease has on voice and mobility and to improve patients’ quality of life. The first, Lee ...

STUART — Paul Doherty, of Port St. Lucie, was diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease 15 years ago. While this progressive disorder has affected his movement and speech, he has been able to slow the ...

A typical treatment plan includes four sessions a week for four weeks — half of which are physical therapy sessions and half are occupational therapy sessions. Patients learn exercises to complete ...

Eastern Connecticut Health Network (ECHN) Rehabilitation Services is pleased to announce that its hospital-based speech and language pathologists Marcie Charest, SLP-CCC, based at Manchester Memorial ...

An intensive voice treatment developed in the USA and known as the Lee Silverman voice treatment (LSVT LOUD) is more effective than conventional NHS speech and language therapy or no therapy for ...