North Central PA Parkinson's Support Group

02/06/2023

Unfortunately our Support Group has disbanded. Please see the next post for information on resources available in our area.

02/06/2023

Parkinson’s Disease Resources for North Central PA
General:
• American Parkinson’s Disease Association: https://www.apdaparkinson.org
• Davis Phinney Foundation: https://davisphinneyfoundation.org
• Michael J. Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org
• Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org/
• Parkinson Foundation Western PA: https://pfwpa.org
• PMD Alliance: www.pmdalliance.org
Exercise/Physical Therapy:
• Titan Tactical: 3180 North Old Trail, Shamokin Dam, PA 17876; https://www.titantacticalfitness.com
• Williamsport branch of the River Valley YMCA offers a number of exercise classes for seniors which can be modified to suit ability.
• The Miller Center in Lewisburg offers a Parkinson’s Exercise Class. See: https://millercenterlewisburg.com/parkinsons-exercise-class/
• UPMC Williamsport Hospital offers the Lee Silverman “Big” program through outpatient PT.
• Online:
o Power for Parkinson’s; https://www.powerforparkinsons.org offers livestream classes every day at 2:00 pm Eastern Time at https://www.youtube.com/powerforparkinsons. Previous classes are available on their channel.
o APDA St. Louis Chapter offers daily exercise classes at: https://www.youtube.com/c/APDAGreaterStLouisChapter
o https://parkinsonplace.org offers classes on Youtube and Zoom. Sign up for weekly email notifications.
Voice:
• UPMC Williamsport offers the Lee Silverman “Loud” program through outpatient PT.
• Parkinson Voice Project offers the “Speak-Out” program through Speech Therapists in Lewisburg, Milton and Danville plus daily practice sessions on Youtube. Go to https://www.parkinsonvoiceproject.org for details.
• The Miller Center offers in-person and virtual “Singercise” classes. See: https://millercenterlewisburg.com/singercise/
Support Groups:
• Support Group at Lewisburg YMCA. Meetings will be the first Wednesday of every month at 10 AM at the Lewisburg YMCA in Room D/E. The group is free for all who attend. For more info, please contact Lori DePorter at ldeporter@gsvymca.org.
• Geisinger Encompass Health Virtual and In-person Support Group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month by phone or WebEx Contact Deneen Porzi at 570-271-6733 or email Deneen.Porzi@EncompassHealth.com for instructions on how to access via phone or the internet and location for in-person attendance.

Singercise is a free, virtual class offered online for people battling Parkinson’s disease. This brand new program will be offered through the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA thanks to a community grant from the Parkinson's Foundation. Singercise aims to improve vocal intensity, speech intelligibi...

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https://davisphinneyfoundation.org is a great resource for information on living well with Parkinson's. Check it out, especially their "Every Victory Counts" manual.

The Davis Phinney Foundation helps people live well with Parkinson's TODAY through our resources, events, research, community, and more.

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A great resource for exercises for folks with Parkinson's. They have a new video every day.

Power for Parkinson’s Move & Shout Live Streaming Day 279Join Power for Parkinson's lead instructor, Lauren Lewis, in her Move & Shout™ Parkinson's exercise ...