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Proactive Planning for COVID Hospitalizations
Proactive Care Planning for COVID-19 Plan Ahead…
How to Prepare for a Telehealth Appointment
With the shift to telehealth services during this COVID pandemic, learning how to use technology can be a challenge. Thankfully, the we have some resources to help you become familiar with telehealth technology and steps to prepare for your neurology virtual appointment. laptop-smiley…
8th annual Season of Hope Walk & Run coming on December 8th
The Season of Hope 5k and 15k Run is coming up on December 8th at the Hawthorne Trail. The run starts at 9AM and registration at the event starts at 7:15 AM. You can register for the run, volunteer, donate, or just learn more at the Tyler’s Hope for a…
Updated Gainesville Support Group Information
Support Groups! We’ve updated the flyers for these local support groups. Young Onset Parkinson’s Parkinson’s Patients and their Caregivers Essential Tremor Fronto-Temporal Dementia Download the Gainesville Support Group Flyers…
Join us for the 2014 UF Health Parkinson Disease Symposium on April 5th
Our 12th Annual Parkinson’s Symposium for Patients, Caregivers, & Health Professionals will be Saturday, April 5th at the Alachua County Senior Center. Address: 5701 N.W. 34th Blvd. Gainesville, FL 32653 We’ll start with registration from 8am to 9am. Coffee, tea, and a light breakfast will be available until 10am. The…
Tablet/iPad Apps for People with Parkinson’s Disease
Using your tablet or other mobile device can be a great resource for compensatory strategies and training at home. There are thousands of applications (apps) that you can find by searching on your device, so here are some tips to find some particularly helpful ones. Look for apps that keep…
UF Graduate Student Finds Pupils Normal, But Eye Movements Impaired in Parkinson
University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders & Neurorestoration graduate student Jenna Dietz studied the pupils, and also eye movements in Parkinson’s disease patients. Jenna, a member of the Bower’s lab published her findings in Neuropsychologia. Interestingly eye movements, but not pupil responses were impaired…
A Promising Therapeutic Approach for Parkinson’s Disease?
This article is a recent review on a potential new research approach for developing a new therapy for Parkinson’s disease. The abstract from pubmed is provided below: Neurotox Res. 2012 Aug 7. [Epub ahead of print] Modulating Microglia Activity with PPAR-γ Agonists: A Promising Therapy for Parkinson’s Disease?…
Tips and Strategies for Manipulating Buttons and Zippers
Explore adaptive device Button Hooks with zipper pulls Attach rings to the ends of the zipper to increase size of zipper Use velcro on the inside of your clothing instead of buttons Try adaptive strategies Leave shirt buttoned to pull on and off Wear clothing with elastic waist bands versus…