Loud & Clear

10/26/2020

Find out why more people with Parkinson's are choosing Loud and Clear to regain control.

08/06/2020

Allan Cole sharing the unique perspective from an MD with a diagnosis of young onset PD. Thanks for the post, give it a read!

I think that what has surprised me most about living with PD is the strength of the human spirit, the ability to continue to thrive despite the challenges this disease presents.

07/18/2020

Combat this symptom with Loud and Clear!

07/14/2020

Parkinson's Foundation for the great share on swallowing troubles for our peeps with PD!
https://www.parkinson.org/podcast/Episode-85-Early-Detection-Swallowing

SLP Yael Manor, PhD of the Tel Aviv Medical Center in Israel, describes the extent of the problem of dysphagia among people with PD, how she evaluates problems, and ways to alleviate them.

07/06/2020

For all our Loud and Clear folks in Louisiana, solid article linking pesticide and 2 herbicides to Parkinson's
https://www.nola.com/news/environment/article_7a53fbea-bc9d-11ea-9646-4b4547067062.html

A new study of individuals treated for Parkinson’s disease in Louisiana found a clear correlation between the disease and the use of two types of herbicide and one pesticide in

07/04/2020

Untrimmed, webinar recording, good exercise for anyone with PD looking for a tune-up!

06/25/2020

Excited to hear Dr. Stone's presentation this date, thanks Georgetown Area Parkinson's Support Group

06/21/2020

Good read! tl;dr UT Southwestern advancing MRI technology to more precisely map brain structures. This could make HIFU a more successful parkinsons treatment option... Plus it's a study out of Texas!
https://scienmag.com/advanced-mri-scans-may-improve-treatment-of-tremor-parkinsons-disease/

Credit: UT Southwestern Medical Center DALLAS - June 14, 2020 - Recently developed MRI techniques used to more precisely target a small area in the brain linked to Parkinson's disease and essential tremor may lead to better outcomes without surgery and with less risk of negative effects, a new study...

06/18/2020

Thanks Georgetown Area Parkinson's Support Group for the chance to be involved in today's DBS discussion. https://youtu.be/Y5Xfz-4nLyE

The first GADS meeting via webinar.

06/17/2020

New informational video, share with your friends who need a voice tune-up!

Find out why more people with Parkinson's are choosing Loud and Clear to regain control

06/16/2020

DBS support group GADS features Dr. Izor of Neurology Solutions Movement Disorders Center this week. Wednesday, June 17 @ 2p central time. Sign up below!
https://us02web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_fWeCOOUnRHGpDKnAlN8Adw

Dr. Izor will address the following topics: * Planning and testing for DBS Surgery. * DBS programming and approach to patient management. * Overview of coming new technology in DBS A Q&A session will follow the presentation.

06/10/2020

If you've been emailing us about the Voice Fitness webinars, take heart! We will start posting the handful of archived webinars in the next week. Each session lasts about 40 minutes and is a good way to improve your voice while at home! More coming soon...

06/08/2020

https://www.bbc.com/news/business-38637257
This article is a couple years old, but I bet some of our Parkie friends haven't heard about the absolutely groundbreaking work of Canary Speech, paving the way to detecting Parkinson's years ahead of our current models.

Our voices can activate gadgets and authenticate ourselves to banks. But can they tell if we're ill?

06/02/2020

Thank you Parkinson's Foundation for sharing this data! Such a comprehensive review deserves serious dab, much respect!

Started in 2009, the Parkinson’s Outcomes Project is the largest-ever clinical study of Parkinson’s disease with more than 13,000 participants in five countries. Our unique study evaluates a wide range of Parkinson’s factors including:

💊 Most effective Parkinson’s treatments
💙 Therapy benefits
🧠 Best candidates for each treatment
💪 Various exercise program benefits
🤝 Caregiver impacts

Visit Parkinson.org/Outcomes to learn more.

05/22/2020

Here's an article about how voice may be used to detect Parkinson's up to 8 years earlier than current clinical diagnostics. In the article, Dr. Ma discusses why earlier detection increases the odds of effective treatment.
https://lens.monash.edu/-health/2020/04/14/1379933/parkinsons-disease-voice-vocal-chords-could-hold-the-key-to-earlier-detection

A growing school of thought is focusing on the human voice and the vocal cords as the earliest signal of Parkinson’s disease.

05/20/2020

For our voice fitness crew interested in learning a little more about dry mouth, and why drinking enough is an important part of vocal hygiene. Thanks ParkinsonsDisease.net!

Find out more about dry mouth and parkinson's disease including causes or risk factors and potential treatments to manage this symptom.

05/19/2020

Going live from the home office!