Answering Your Questions about Parkinson’s disease and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Posted on February 22, 2021February 22, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert 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 […] Read More
Vocal Therapy & More — Let’s Talk About LSVT Posted on February 16, 2021February 16, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert 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 […] Read More
Use of Cannabidiol (CBD) for PD symptoms Posted on February 9, 2021February 10, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Understanding CBD People with PD are eager to find alternative methods to help their symptoms, leading many of these patients to look into whether other therapies, such as medical marijuana, also known as medical cannabis, can be useful. Previously, I wrote a blog on medical marijuana and PD which you may find interesting. More recently, I […] Read More
Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease: An Interview with ADPA Researcher, Dr. Edward Griffin Posted on February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Dr. Edward Griffin researches the relationship between neuroinflammation and Parkinson’s disease Today we introduce you to Dr. Edward Griffin, a post-doctoral fellow at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. He is the recipient of a 2019-2020 APDA Post-doctoral fellowship and is currently studying the role of inflammation in the development of Parkinson’s disease (PD). We asked […] Read More
PD and the microbiome Posted on January 19, 2021January 19, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert What is the microbiome? The human gut harbors trillions of micro-organisms referred to collectively as the microbiome. Current understanding is that the microbiome provides a number of benefits to the human including help with digestion of food, help with warding off harmful microorganisms, aid in the absorption of particular nutrients, and creation of needed vitamins. […] Read More
Let’s Talk About Palliative Care and Parkinson’s disease Posted on January 12, 2021January 12, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and their care partners are always searching for ways to make their lives easier, healthier and fuller. Using the principles of palliative care to enhance PD-specific care is one way to do that. Palliative care is a medical approach for those with complex illnesses, in which the focus is on […] Read More
Planning for the What Ifs – Multiple System Atrophy Posted on January 5, 2021 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert Advanced Parkinson’s and Multiple System Atrophy As part of our Planning for the What Ifs series, today we continue to expand the definition of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD) by discussing one of the atypical parkinsonian syndromes. In a past blog we explored two other atypical parkinsonian syndromes – Progressive supranuclear palsy and Corticobasal degeneration. Today we will […] Read More
A New Perspective on Being a PD Care Partner Posted on December 15, 2020December 16, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert An Inside Look at Parkinson’s Disease Care Partners Being a care partner for someone with Parkinson’s disease (PD) can be a difficult, but potentially very rewarding role. Making it even more challenging is the fact that the role is assigned without consent of the care partner, without any training and without the option of refusal. […] Read More
Therapies for non-motor symptoms of PD in clinical trials Posted on December 9, 2020December 9, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert The pipeline for Parkinson’s disease (PD) medications is extremely crowded these days, with multiple medications at various stages of research and development. Currently most of the approved medications for PD address the motor symptoms of PD – tremor, slowness, stiffness, and walking difficulties. Medications are also available to help people overcome OFF time or improve […] Read More
Parkinson’s Partners: Introducing Medical Students to Parkinson’s disease Posted on December 1, 2020 by Dr. Rebecca Gilbert As all of you know very well, Parkinson’s disease (PD) is a complex disorder that affects so many parts of a person’s life. In order for physicians to fully understand the impact the disease has on people with PD, it is not enough to learn the science and medicine of the condition. But how is […] Read More
