Living with Parkinson’s

“The Syn-One Test is a skin biopsy test that provides accurate pathological evidence to aid in the diagnostic evaluation of patients with clinical features suggestive of a synucleinopathy like Parkinson’s disease.” In this episode, Dr. Padma Mahant, the director of medical affairs at CND Life Sciences talks about the test, what can be learned from […]

Dr. Michael Okun, a neurologist at University of Florida, has spent almost 25 years researching Parkinson’s and treating people with Parkinson’s. Now, in one of the best written and most accessible books ever written on Parkinson’s, Dr. Okun and Dr. Ray Dorsey lay out the plan

How do you prepare for your visit with your movement disorders specialist – your doctor, nurse practitioner, or PA? In this episode filled with practical guidance, Sherrie Gould, NP, CMRD, continues with her series about working with your medical care team.

In this episode we continue our series with Sherrie Gould, NP, CMRD on the relationship between you and your care team. Sherrie looks at the benefits and value of seeing an advanced practice provider – a nurse practitioner or physician’s assistant and provides some insight on the training, education, and experiences APPs have in the

If you have Parkinson’s, should you see a neurologist who is a movement disorders specialist? A general neurologist? An advanced practice provider – nurse practitioner or PA? Or your primary care physician. Although this may seem like an obvious series of questions, in this episode nurse practitioner Sherrie Gould unpacks some of the differences between

In this slightly longer episode, I was invited to speak to the North County Parkinson’s Support Group in Oceanside, CA on the topic of mindfulness. In this half hour we look at rest and recovery for the body and for the mind, the difference between meditation and meditative, and we do a short, three minute

In this episode we get a primer on mail order pharmacies. Dave Randall has been a pharmacist for 30+ years and gives us the ins and outs, benefits and drawbacks to receiving your medications from a mail order pharmacy.

Beginning January 1, 2024 Scripps Clinic and Scripps Coastal will stop accepting Medicare Advantage plans. This leaves all Scripps patients on Medicare Advantage are facing some kind of change, and that change must be decided on by December 7, 2023. This 30-minute interview is with Sophie Exdell of HICAP – Health Insurance Counseling and Advocacy

“Aging up” is inevitable. Retirement may be inevitable. Many of us completely identify with our jobs and careers as our “purpose.” But when that job, or career, goes away, how do you continue to find purpose in your life? In this episode Partner in Aging’s Jonathan Schwartz looks at the power and joy that comes

Doing two things at once – something we all do, but also something that can be more challenging with Parkinson’s Disease. Jessie Agrimis, DPT, looks at some of the ways a physical therapist can help train the brain to multi-task.

Dementia. This is a very difficult topic in Parkinson’s, both for the person who is starting to experience dementia and for the person caring for their loved one. In this episode Dr. Abigail Lawler looks at some of the day to day issues faced by both people with Parkinson’s and their care partners.

Downsizing. Is the idea terrifying? Or something to look forward to? Gerontologist Jonathan Schwartz looks at the challenges and upsides – along with some available resources – of moving into a smaller, easier to manage space.

Having Parkinson’s disease does not mean you will have to stop driving. This is a question almost everyone asks. In this episode of the Parkinson’s Association of San Diego microcasts, Nurse Practitioner Kathy Huynh looks at some of the issues associated with driving and Parkinson’s.