Parkinson’s disease is the second most common degenerative brain disorder affecting adults. The National Parkinson’s Foundation estimates approximately 90,000 people are diagnosed with PD annually in ...

Phelps offers two intensive exercise programs that have been shown to slow down the effects that Parkinson’s disease has on voice and mobility and to improve patients’ quality of life. The first, Lee ...

These intensive, monthlong interventions can help people with Parkinson’s continue to stay engaged and connected. LSVT LOUD and LSVT BIG are therapeutic approaches that address two different issues in ...

Feb. 4—MOULTRIE — Colquitt Regional Medical Center and Vereen Rehabilitation Center now offer LSVT Big and LSVT Loud — an innovative treatment designed for patients with Parkinson's disease and ...

In speech pathologist Terri Walsh’s Portsmouth office on a Thursday afternoon, a 71-year-old man is singing. Taking a deep breath, he exhales a loud “Ahh” and holds it for as long he can. After seven ...

Lee Silverman Voice Treatment, or LSVT, is a two-part rehabilitation program that was developed to assist patients with Parkinson’s disease. Part one of this two-part article series will explain LSVT ...