Our guest speaker for our next monthly meeting is Steve Gurney, Founder of the Positive Aging Sourcebook. Steve will lead an interactive discussion that explores challenges and solutions to Aging in Place. He will talk about universal design and remodeling, technology, innovative transportation options, health care, community resources, and much more. Come with your questions for this interactive […]
Springing Forward
Welcome Spring! Welcome Daylight Savings Time! It is so nice to have these longer, warmer, sunnier days. At our last meeting, we discussed Zoom vs in-person meetings and came to a group consensus to return to meeting in-person for those of us who felt comfortable and to accommodate those of us who didn’t by providing […]
March 9 Zoom Meeting Announcement
Our guest speaker this month is Speech Language Pathologist, Jill Fitzgerald. She will discuss the importance of therapeutic intervention and techniques to maintain strong voicing and swallow function, educating us on the anatomy of both voicing and swallowing, and the bodily mechanics involved. She will also address cognitive issues and how they can affect voicing and swallow function. Date: Wednesday, March […]
Programs and Resources
The Programs and Resources listed here and elsewhere on our website have been provided to us by various sources and are being passed along for informational purposes only and not as an endorsement of any program, product, study opportunity, or service. Should you have any question about the suitability of any exercise or other program […]
Group Inspiration–Sharing at our February Meeting
No matter where we are or how long we’ve been on our Parkinson’s journey, we have all encountered loss, adjusted to change, and adapted to the challenges of living with Parkinson’s. In the spirit of friendship and support, during our February 2nd meeting, we each shared something we’ve lost, something we’ve gained, and something that […]
February 2nd Zoom Meeting Announcement
February heralds in Groundhog Day as well as our monthly meeting. This year, they both fall on the same day–the first Wednesday of the month. Let’s hope that legendary groundhog, Punxsutawney Phil, awakens to a cloudy morning and can’t find his shadow. I know I’m looking for an early spring and warmer weather to come […]
January 5 Meeting Will Be Via ZOOM
Hope everyone is enjoying a safe, healthy, and joyous holiday season. I suspect I am not the only one whose plans were derailed by Covid and the fast-spreading Omicron variant. Dinner for thirteen became dinner for four when one of our invited guests tested positive the day before, keeping him and everyone he’d been around […]
The Basics of PT: Notes from December’s guest speaker, Joy McLaughlin
Our December guest speaker was Physical Therapist, Joy McLaughlin. She has over 34 years of experience working in acute care hospitals, inpatient rehabilitation, home care and for the last 12 years, outpatient neurological rehabilitation at Inova Fair Oaks Hospital. In her talk, she covered the basics of WHO, WHAT, WHERE, WHY, WHEN and HOW about PT […]
December 1 Meeting Announcement
Hope everyone had an enjoyable Thanksgiving. It’s hard to believe December will be here in a few days, as will the date of our December meeting. MEETING DETAILS: Date: Wednesday December 1 Time: 1:00-2:30 pm Guest Speaker: Joy McLaughlin, Physical Therapist Topic: Physical Therapy: Its Relevance to Parkinson’s Disease ** For Meeting Attendance—everyone meeting in-person […]
Dr. Falconer and Dr. Whitney Nov. 3 Meeting Notes and Inova Resources
Dr. Drew Falconer, who has directed the Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorder Center (IPMDC) for the six years it has been in existence, and Dr. David Whitney, who joined the Center two years ago, were our guest speakers. Both are board-certified neurologists and fellowship-trained movement disorder specialists. Dr. Falconer echoed our theme of back-to-basics, sharing […]