Sing Loud for PD Developed in partnership with the American Parkinson Disease Association and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease, is a chorus for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners. Led by Valerie DiLorenzo, a professional, award-winning Singer, Stage Actress and Teaching Artist, this fun, virtual program will unite us […]
Answering Your Questions about Parkinson’s disease and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) – Updated People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have been asking a lot of questions about COVID-19 since the pandemic began and APDA has been here with the answers you need. As such, we have updated our blog post again with additional questions that have come in, […]
Sing Loud for PD Developed in partnership with the American Parkinson Disease Association and Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease, is a chorus for people living with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners. Led by Valerie DiLorenzo, a professional, award-winning Singer, Stage Actress and Teaching Artist, this fun, virtual program will unite us […]
Improving Speech & Movement Through Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Programs for Parkinson’s Disease People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often find that they have difficulty with their speech and their ability to be properly understood in conversation. Their voice may not be as loud, or their articulation as clear as it once was. They may speak […]
Sing Loud for PD A chorus for people living with PD and their care partners. Classes are offered live via Zoom, and you may join for one or all sessions. Classes are free, registration is limited. Wednesdays at 3:30pm ET (Classes will be held January 13 – March 3, 2021) No previous musical experience […]
Sing Loud for PD Description A chorus for people living with PD and their care partners. Classes are offered live via Zoom, and you may join for one or all sessions. Registration is limited. Wednesdays at 3:30 p.m. ET (on hiatus for August; classes resume Sept 9) No previous musical experience is required and all […]
Sing Loud for PD A chorus for people living with PD and their care partners. Classes are offered live via Zoom, and you may join for one or all sessions. Classes are free, registration is limited. Wednesdays at 3:30pm ET (May 27 – July 29, * no class on June 3*) No previous musical experience is […]
Repurposed medications to treat Parkinson’s Disease Repurposing medications is a process by which medications already approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for one reason are tested and shown to work for another purpose. One great example of this is the use of Amantadine for Parkinson’s disease (PD). Amantadine was first approved for the […]
Dr. Gilbert interviews Lisa Sommers, expert Parkinson’s disease Speech Language Pathologist
For many people, one of the most concerning non-motor features of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is cognitive decline. Attention, working memory, executive function, memory, language and visual reasoning are the cognitive skills most frequently affected in PD which can be concerning because these skills allow us to perform daily functions such as paying attention, solving problems, […]
