This handout breaks down the expected executive functional milestones between the ages of 0 and 18. Includes a brief description of executive functioning.
Lower dopamine levels cause automatic movements —speech, voice, swallowing, walking —to become difficult. This handout focuses on voice exercises with intentional body actions and uses a decibel meter device/application to measure progress.
This resource provides patients with PD with a general understanding of guidelines for stretches, strength training, and cardio exercises, and relaxation activities.
This handout is not an exhaustive list of Parkinson’s disease medications, but does provide a general overview of common medications for symptoms management. It also provides a list of side effects to monitor and report to the physician if observed.
This handout explains how Parkinson’s disease can disrupt the individual’s sense of time and this can impact accuracy with medication management and nutrition.
Two common but often misunderstood types of care are palliative care and hospice care. This handout provides detailed descriptions of palliative care and hospice care for people who have a serious or terminal illness and their family to improve their knowledge and understanding and reduce the fear of having tough conversations related to advanced care planning and end-of-life wishes.