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

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 […]

Vocal Therapy & More — Let’s Talk About LSVT

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

Improving Speech & Movement Through Lee Silverman Voice Treatment Programs for Parkinson’s Disease People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) often...see more 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 […]

Neuroinflammation in Parkinson’s disease: An Interview with ADPA Researcher, Dr. Edward Griffin

Posted on February 2, 2021February 1, 2021 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

Dr. Edward Griffin researches the relationship between neuroinflammation and Parkinson’s disease Today we introduce you to Dr. Edward Griffin, a...see more 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 […]

PD and the microbiome

Posted on January 19, 2021December 20, 2023 by Rebecca Gilbert, MD, Ph.D.

What is the microbiome? The human gut harbors trillions of micro-organisms referred to collectively as the microbiome. Current understanding...see more 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. […]

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