Take a cue from the Bee Gees’ hit song and consider taking a dance class especially designed for people living with Parkinson’s disease (PD). No need to mimic John Travolta in Saturday Night Fever, these dance classes are modified to be safe and effective for their participants with PD, as well as their spouses or … Read more
Earlier this summer, we put a call out to the Parkinson’s community across Canada to have your say about apomorphine (brand name Movapo®) and treatment options for people with Parkinson’s. Thanks to your timely and meaningful input, we were able to prepare a patient evidence submission to CADTH, the Canadian Agency for Drugs and Technologies … Read more
You just found out your Dad has Parkinson’s and the whole family is in a panic. Who do you turn to? Your doctor just wrote you a prescription for a new Parkinson’s drug. You can’t remember the side effects to watch out for. Who can fill you in? Or, you just read about a miracle … Read more
For someone with Parkinson’s disease, the simple desire to grasp a glass of water can become an insurmountable task, made impossible by the tremors in their hand or arm. Finding strategies to improve these movement impairments is one of the major goals of rehabilitating people with Parkinson’s disease. At McGill University, Marc Roig, an assistant … Read more
On September 10, 2017, Canadians will celebrate National Grandparents’ Day. Parkinson Canada invites families to honour their grandparents by signing up today for Parkinson SuperWalk. Now in its 27th year, the grand event takes place in communities across Canada on Saturday, September 9 and Sunday, September 10. “You and your family can become everyday heroes … Read more
Six-year-old Theo Enns can’t wait to host his own “Little Chips for Parkinson’s” event when 12 of his young friends will fundraise and play a round of mini-golf at the Golf Dome in Winnipeg this September, in honour of his grandfathers Jim Peters and Rudy Enns, who both live with Parkinson’s. His mother Rebecca Enns … Read more
Proteins are essential to keeping our bodies’ billions of cells alive and healthy. In order for various proteins to go about their business, they must be folded into specific shapes to interact with other biochemical agents. When that folding fails to occur, or proteins fold themselves into the wrong shapes, trouble arises. Jungwoo Yang studies … Read more
The Hope on Display Calendar is a wonderful opportunity to showcase your creativity through artistic expression. Parkinson Canada invites individuals living with Parkinson’s to submit their artwork for consideration for our Hope on Display Calendar, inspiring hope for others. If you are a visual artist of any kind (painter, photographer, jewelry maker, quilter, woodworker, sculptor, … Read more