03/13/2022
Hop to exercise for PD…. Throwing a 20lb sandbag no less
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Please join us for an interview on April 30th at 12 pm CT/1 pm ET hosted by Balance Therapy LLC featuring Mandy Shintani! Mandy will be discussing the benefits of Urban Poling on individuals with PD!
To learn more visit: https://balancetherapytoday.com/!
To learn more visit: https://balancetherapytoday.com/!
Latest and greatest info about all things exercise for PD.
https://www.parkinson.org/expert-care/Professional-Education/Resources/Exercise?fbclid=IwAR3Jq6s6XxeALb16zDLd20gjO6tVx4koikccNk64KmGQkJx2tTG98Akl4Ko
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The Parkinson's Foundation published a testimony from one of our star participants! Anyone diagnosed in the past 3 years is eligible! Won't you join us?
When you find an expert in their field, you usually know it right away.
In the two years I have known Valerie Johnson, she has only further convinced me of her mastery of physical therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
I’ve had Parkinson’s for 12 years and also work with people with Parkinson’s - my service as a fitness trainer. I’m endlessly fascinated by the progress those with Parkinson’s can make with solid information and spirited dedication. It’s more than just my passion, it’s my work and my life.
Valerie’s intuitive ability to treat Parkinson’s with physical therapy is equally matched by her ability to energize those challenged with the disease. With no hesitancy whatsoever, I would drive the required 75 minutes to watch Valerie Johnson treat a patient with Parkinson’s disease at her Fort Worth practice.
To my good fortune, however, I don’t even have to do that anymore! She recently moved her practice, Balance Therapy, LLC, within about five minutes of downtown Dallas.
Balance Therapy is located along a quaint residential block within the historic Kesler Park neighborhood. The location and building perfectly set the tone for what’s inside: the kind of personal service and friendly environment otherwise obsolete in healthcare today.
This is no mill. There’s no sign-in or elevators or waiting room or levels of security. There’s also no stress, anxiety, or confusion. Everything about your visit is different when you feel like you’re being treated by a caring person rather than a corporation.
Valerie knows she has won you before the consultation even begins. Now you’re about to get undivided attention, information, creativity, and enthusiasm for the duration of your stay.
I recently sat in on one of Valerie‘s sessions with a client with Parkinson’s. If Valerie used a script, it wasn’t visible to me. She quickly got a feel for how the client felt, what they were capable of, and what they would need. There was no sitting the client down for five minutes of exercise while the therapist tends to another matter. There was always 6 feet of distance, but never much more!
Valerie’s lifelong dance background is immediately on display in demonstrations of technique. Dance uniquely informed her of mind-body connections - rhythms so vital that Parkinson’s fragments and eventually obliterates. She meticulously deconstructs movement so as to reconstruct rhythm.
Valerie also has a keen perception of when to critique a client and went to complement.
When dealing with Parkinson’s, patience is mandatory. Understanding is vital. Compassion is most appreciated. These are likely qualities engrained in Valerie as a result of her family’s own familiarity with the disease - her grandfather battled Parkinson’s for 20 years.
I didn’t stay for the whole session. I didn’t need to. I saw an efficient, effective, and enthusiastic exchange that will surely lead to one person’s increased control over this disease.
I witnessed a person and their care partner figuratively breathing easier as the session progressed. The anxiety-producing mystery of Parkinson’s became slightly less vexing over the course of one hour.
It will still be up to the patient to uphold their duties to practice and self-manage between visits. In my opinion, a physical therapist can actually be more valuable when apart from a client - if instilling the inspiration needed to battle Parkinson’s.
Valerie’s spirit and steadfast resolve that one can live well in spite of Parkinson’s is contagious. Her client and care partner were not the only ones to stride out with healthy doses of both last week!
As a person with Parkinson’s and one who engages them, I am extra appreciative of Valerie’s type of expertise. I am extra grateful she practices within my community!
Gavin Mogan
diagnosed 2008
Board of Directors, Mind Program
In the two years I have known Valerie Johnson, she has only further convinced me of her mastery of physical therapy for Parkinson’s disease.
I’ve had Parkinson’s for 12 years and also work with people with Parkinson’s - my service as a fitness trainer. I’m endlessly fascinated by the progress those with Parkinson’s can make with solid information and spirited dedication. It’s more than just my passion, it’s my work and my life.
Valerie’s intuitive ability to treat Parkinson’s with physical therapy is equally matched by her ability to energize those challenged with the disease. With no hesitancy whatsoever, I would drive the required 75 minutes to watch Valerie Johnson treat a patient with Parkinson’s disease at her Fort Worth practice.
To my good fortune, however, I don’t even have to do that anymore! She recently moved her practice, Balance Therapy, LLC, within about five minutes of downtown Dallas.
Balance Therapy is located along a quaint residential block within the historic Kesler Park neighborhood. The location and building perfectly set the tone for what’s inside: the kind of personal service and friendly environment otherwise obsolete in healthcare today.
This is no mill. There’s no sign-in or elevators or waiting room or levels of security. There’s also no stress, anxiety, or confusion. Everything about your visit is different when you feel like you’re being treated by a caring person rather than a corporation.
Valerie knows she has won you before the consultation even begins. Now you’re about to get undivided attention, information, creativity, and enthusiasm for the duration of your stay.
I recently sat in on one of Valerie‘s sessions with a client with Parkinson’s. If Valerie used a script, it wasn’t visible to me. She quickly got a feel for how the client felt, what they were capable of, and what they would need. There was no sitting the client down for five minutes of exercise while the therapist tends to another matter. There was always 6 feet of distance, but never much more!
Valerie’s lifelong dance background is immediately on display in demonstrations of technique. Dance uniquely informed her of mind-body connections - rhythms so vital that Parkinson’s fragments and eventually obliterates. She meticulously deconstructs movement so as to reconstruct rhythm.
Valerie also has a keen perception of when to critique a client and went to complement.
When dealing with Parkinson’s, patience is mandatory. Understanding is vital. Compassion is most appreciated. These are likely qualities engrained in Valerie as a result of her family’s own familiarity with the disease - her grandfather battled Parkinson’s for 20 years.
I didn’t stay for the whole session. I didn’t need to. I saw an efficient, effective, and enthusiastic exchange that will surely lead to one person’s increased control over this disease.
I witnessed a person and their care partner figuratively breathing easier as the session progressed. The anxiety-producing mystery of Parkinson’s became slightly less vexing over the course of one hour.
It will still be up to the patient to uphold their duties to practice and self-manage between visits. In my opinion, a physical therapist can actually be more valuable when apart from a client - if instilling the inspiration needed to battle Parkinson’s.
Valerie’s spirit and steadfast resolve that one can live well in spite of Parkinson’s is contagious. Her client and care partner were not the only ones to stride out with healthy doses of both last week!
As a person with Parkinson’s and one who engages them, I am extra appreciative of Valerie’s type of expertise. I am extra grateful she practices within my community!
Gavin Mogan
diagnosed 2008
Board of Directors, Mind Program
Join our friend Dr. Valerie Waldron Johnson at Balance Therapy for a Facebook LIVE broadcast interview with Gavin Morgan!
Tune in at 1PM CST over on the Balance Therapy LLC page.
Tune in at 1PM CST over on the Balance Therapy LLC page.
Madison Michel, MT-BC, and Anna Franko, intern, visited with Valerie Johnson of Balance Therapy LLC last week and did this great demo of RAS (Rhythmic Auditory Stimulation)!
Please tune in with us! Madison Michel is live right now with Balance Therapy LLC!
Valerie truly has a great thing going for this population. Every mutual patient we share just raves about her personality and how hard she works them. Thank you fur all you do for our community. 💗💗💗
We're partnering up with Dr. Valerie Johnson, PT, DPT, of Balance Therapy LLC for a fun and informative FB live about music therapy + physical therapy! Madison Michel, MT-BC, and Anna Franko, MT Intern will be live with Valerie this Friday, May 3rd, at 5 pm CST.
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
We're partnering up with Dr. Valerie Johnson, PT, DPT, of Balance Therapy LLC for a fun and informative FB live about music therapy + physical therapy! Madison Michel, MT-BC, and Anna Franko, MT Intern will be live with Valerie this Friday, May 3rd, at 5 pm CST.
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
We're partnering up with Dr. Valerie Johnson, PT, DPT, of Balance Therapy LLC for a fun and informative FB live about music therapy + physical therapy! Madison Michel, MT-BC, and Anna Franko, MT Intern will be live with Valerie this Friday, May 3rd, at 5 pm CST.
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
About Valerie:
Dr. Valerie Johnson founded Dallas Balance Therapy to best serve those living with Parkinson’s disease, imbalance, vertigo, and dizziness. She has a doctorate in physical therapy and is certified in PWR! (Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery!) and LSVT BIG therapy for Parkinson’s. She also teaches dance and movement classes for Parkinson’s. Valerie is a co-founder of ENDeavor PARKINSONology of Fort Worth, a non-profit program funded by the Parkinson's Foundation offering free exercise classes, education, and community resources for people with Parkinson’s. Valerie also founded Parkinson’s Mindbody Institute, a non-profit bringing free exercise and educational programs to people with Parkinson’s in DFW. Valerie attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. She is the team neuro-therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluations and treatments. Valerie has additional certifications and training in concussion testing and rehab, advanced vestibular rehab, vision retraining, and Pilates.
Follow Balance Therapy and Heart and Harmony Music Therapy LLC for updates!
Evaluations, treatments, classes, and education for imbalance, dizziness, concussions, and Parkinson's Disease
Providing insight and treatment for imbalance, dizziness, concussions and Parkinson's disease
Operating as usual
03/11/2022
Love the chop/ reverse chop technique for stepping into a direction change… without knocking the poles over I might add…
03/10/2022
Loaded rocking and reaching for PD
03/08/2022
Rhythmic weight shifting with reciprocal arm swings!
03/07/2022
Marching to the rhythm of her own drum and killing it! In an enriched environment, no less.
03/04/2022
Backward toe taps while maintaining upright posture? Don’t mind if we do!
03/03/2022
Rocking the weight shift
03/01/2022
Working on everything…. Coordination, posture, weight shifting, and movement amplitude to name a few
02/26/2022
We start fighting Parkinson’s disease early at Balance Therapy. ’s
02/24/2022
Stepping backwards and shifting weight with ’sIsNoEasyFeat,ButItGetsBetterWithPracticeAndItHelpsPreventFalls!
02/23/2022
Working on switch kicks= max effort to move those feet for ’s!
02/23/2022
This crew needs a less lazy mascot ’s
02/21/2022
You can’t do too many step ups with PD… front, side, back, side. Throw in some vibration just for fun!
02/18/2022
Still playing with the power plate for PD. She’s gonna need that sweat band!
02/17/2022
Weight shifting is better with tall posture!
02/17/2022
Proud moments
02/15/2022
Pwr moves on the power plate! She says the vibration helps with her stiffness! Anyone else tried this?
02/11/2022
Weight shifting and core stabilization for PD!
02/09/2022
PWR!moves on the power plate! She says it helps with her stiffness!
02/02/2022
Ab/ hip and core strength for PD
01/27/2022
Powering through in HIIT for PD class today.
01/13/2022
Mobility and fall training for Parkinson’s
01/12/2022
Circuit class for PD!
12/17/2021
Pilates for Parkinson’s. We are doing this! Message me if you’re interested… ’s
12/14/2021
Circuit class for PD every Tuesday at 2!
12/10/2021
Power! Stance in hiit for PD today! ’s
12/10/2021
Pwr! Moves for PD every week! Join us!
12/07/2021
High intensity interval training for Parkinson’s every week! Come join us!
11/30/2021
HIIT for PD class today! Join us!
11/23/2021
Remember recovery is just as important as exercising.
11/18/2021
PD pwr! moves classes every Thursday at 2 PM! Please join us! We still have spots left.
11/17/2021
This man is a machine!
11/15/2021
Trunk rotation with Umph!
11/11/2021
Such a beautiful day. We had to take our pwr!moves exercise class outside… just for fun.
11/09/2021
Trunk rotation station!
Owner, Founder, Doctor of PT
Valerie Johnson founded Balance Therapy Center in order to best serve those living with imbalance, dizziness, and Parkinson's Disease. Valerie has a doctorate and experience in this field of expertise. She attended Emory University to earn her Vestibular Rehabilitation Competency Certificate sponsored by the American Physical Therapy Association. Over the years, Valerie has obtained certifications and special training in Concussion testing and recovery, Advanced Vestibular Rehab, Advanced BPPV, Vision Retraining, and Pilates. Additionally, Valerie is certified in PWR! (Parkinson's Wellness Recovery), LSVT BIG Therapy for PD and Dance for Parkinson’s. Valerie is the team vestibular therapist for the Dallas Mavericks, providing comprehensive concussion evaluation and treatment for a safe and efficient return to sport.
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939 N Edgefield Avenue
Dallas, TX
75208
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