Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D., Author at American Parkinson Disease Association

STAY SUPPORTED AND CONNECTED FROM ANYWHERE

Posted on May 4, 2021May 4, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

EXPLORE OUR ONLINE RESOURCES In the face of mobility challenges, it continues to...see more remain crucial for our PD community to find opportunities for physical, social and emotional engagement. If the COVID-19 pandemic taught us anything, it’s that there are so many ways to connect and engage with others, even […]

EXERCISING SAFELY AT HOME: HOW TO STAY MOVING IN A VIRTUAL WORLD

Posted on April 29, 2021January 31, 2023 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

HOW TO STAY MOVING in a virtual world The COVID-19 pandemic has been such a significant fixture in our...see more lives over the past year and upended many aspects of our regular routines. Thankfully now that vaccination is becoming more prevalent, people are slowly resuming some of their pre-pandemic activities. One silver lining of the pandemic […]

Highlights from the 2021 AAN Annual Meeting

Posted on April 27, 2021April 27, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

The Latest in Parkinson’s Research from AAN 2021 The American Academy of Neurology (AAN) is the preeminent professional association...see more for neurologists in the US dedicated to supporting and improving the profession of neurology. Every year, AAN holds an annual conference at which new data on all aspects of neurology, including Parkinson’s disease (PD), is presented. […]

Telemedicine & Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on April 23, 2021April 29, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

TELEMEDICINE & PARKINSON’S DISEASE Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, health care providers across the country started offering telemedicine as...see more a method of receiving care in order to ensure the safety of the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community and medical staff. Telemedicine has many advantages for the PD community beyond just alleviating the pandemic-related safety concerns, and […]

APDA’s Grassroots Network: APDA Chapters

Posted on April 13, 2021April 21, 2024 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Get to know the American Parkinson Disease Association Chapters American Parkinson Disease Association (APDA) is the largest grassroots network...see more serving the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community. This network is comprised of APDA Chapters and APDA Information & Referral (I&R) Centers across the country, through which we provide critical resources, programs and services to people living with […]

Posture problems in Parkinson’s Disease

Posted on April 6, 2021April 6, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Dr. Gilbert discusses the various abnormal postures associated with Parkinson’s disease. Posture and PD A well-established but poorly understood...see more clinical feature of Parkinson’s disease (PD) is difficulty with posture. Most people with PD exhibit some degree of stooped posture. A smaller group of people with PD have more pronounced problems with posture. They might walk […]

Answering Your Questions about Parkinson’s disease and Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19)

Posted on April 5, 2021April 15, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

– Updated People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) have...see more 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, […]

Planning for the What Ifs: Navigating the Future

Posted on March 30, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Navigating the Future with Advanced Parkinson’s Disease Dr. Gilbert interviews Eleanora Tornatore-Mikesh for her insights on planning for the...see more future with advanced Parkinson’s Today we continue Parkinson’s Disease: Planning for the What Ifs, a special series of posts that discuss the issues of advanced Parkinson’s disease (PD). Additional background about advanced PD and the full introduction to the […]

APDA’s Grassroots Network: APDA Information & Referral Centers

Posted on March 16, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Get to know the programs we offer at our Information & Referral centers APDA is the largest grassroots network...see more serving the Parkinson’s disease (PD) community. This network is comprised of APDA Chapters and APDA Information & Referral Centers across the country, through which we provide critical resources, programs and services to people living with PD […]

Where are they now? APDA’s research success continued

Posted on March 2, 2021March 3, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Q & A with APDA research grant recipients Since 1961, APDA has been a funding partner in many major...see more scientific breakthroughs and has awarded more than $51 million in research grants to date. APDA funds individual research grants and fellowships to scientists performing innovative Parkinson’s disease (PD) research. Grants are awarded through a competitive application […]

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