Penn Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center

08/27/2025

Our social worker Lauren is starting a much-needed support group for caregivers of patients with Lewy Body Dementia! Email her at lauren.zelouf@pennmedicine.upenn.edu for more information.

(Note, your loved one does NOT need to be a patient of the Penn Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Center to participate)

08/27/2025

Please consider volunteering.

08/27/2025

If you can believe it, The Parkinson Council Walk to Stamp Out PD is already just over 2 months away! Register for Team Penn and join us for this great event the supports our local PD community
https://events.theparkinsoncouncil.org/team/766396l ty

08/26/2025

TOMORROW! at 3 PM EST
Register here https://events.blackthorn.io/en/2EmH006/g/cSZj452wMK/using-the-pro-21-diet-to-slow-parkinsons-progression-5a22UU2CM21/overview?utm_source=ActiveCampaign&utm_medium=email&utm_content=Coming%20Up%20This%20Week%20At%20PMD%20Alliance&utm_campaign=Weekly%20Round-Up%2008%2F17%2F25%20(Copy)

08/26/2025

08/21/2025

"The gift that each individual with has is to share. Share tips and hints, like how you get moving again when your gait freezes or what food you eat that's easier for you. Pillows you use, clothes, anything and everything to help each other. PD is cruel and harsh and it is a life sentence, but you can make it through. My dad had Parkinson's for over 30 years. Each and every day, he'd say his life motto: 'I have Parkinson's. It doesn't have me.'"
—Tracy

08/19/2025

Couples and dating singles with Parkinson's -- check out Judith Sachs / Anyone Can Move's Date Night and Intimacy program this fall. The program includes four-week online cohorts, a 1:1 session, and a live date night with music, dancing and food!

Learn more at https://anyonecanmove.com/date-night-and-intimacy

08/19/2025

Join the Lewy Body Dementia Association on November 1st in Gainesville, FL for a day of education and empowerment!

Click the link for more details.

Living Well with Lewy: A Day of Education and Empowerment is an educational conference designed to empower and support individuals living with Lewy body dementia (LBD), including Parkinson’s Disease Dementia […]

08/18/2025

Who’s going???

Early bird Registration and hotel bookings for the 7th World Parkinson Congress (WPC 2026) are OPEN! Join us for one of the most inspiring and fully inclusive international Parkinson’s conferences, taking place May 24-27, 2026, in Phoenix, Arizona.

🔷 Registration: https://wpc2026.org/registration
🔷 Hotels: https://wpc2026.org/Hotels
🔷 Call for Abstracts: https://wpc2026.org/callabstract

See You in Phoenix!

08/18/2025

Our friends at Arcadia University Physical Therapy Program are seeking adults with Parkinson’s disease to participate in a research study. Participation requires the ability to walk and to visit Arcadia University’s campus in Glenside, PA two times to test your balance – an initial 1-hour session and a follow-up 30-minute session. *Data collection continues through September 2025*

To join, contact Janet Readinger (PT, DPT) at 215-572-8558 or readingj@arcadia.edu.

08/18/2025

Congrats to our GSPP Rehabilitation team for going above and beyond your call of duty to bring back “Philly Power Hour” to our patients!

The Parkinson’s Foundation today announced the recipients of more than $1 million in community grants for Parkinson’s disease (PD) programs across 38 states.