What we offer
The Parkinson’s Association has a wide range of programs and services to help you understand your symptoms and learn ways to mitigate them and slow their progression. Each program falls under one or more of what we call the Pillars of Wellness – MIND, MOVEMENT and MORALE.
| Mind | Movement | Morale |
| Parkinson’s Lending library | Audability | Audability |
| Information and referral center | Rock Steady Boxing | Patient/care partner support groups |
| Parkinson’s-specific psychological counseling | Swimming | Patient-only support groups |
| Care partner counseling | Tai Chi | Care Partner- only support groups |
| Family counseling | Dance | Hybrid support groups |
| Couples counseling | Discounted memberships at Parkinson’s Wellness Centers | Lewy Body and FTD care partner-only support group |
| Group counseling | Equipment exchange | Atypical Parkinson’s support group |
| Educational panels and symposia | Motor symptoms therapies | Young onset support group |
| Parkinsonian magazine | Physical and occupational therapies | Newly diagnosed support group |
| Good Start program | Walk for Parkinson’s event | Social events – potlucks, picnics, etc. |
| Nutritional counseling | Golf for Parkinson’s event | Compassionate outreach |
| Speakers | Personal trainers (in-home available) |
MIND: Never stop learning! The Parkinson’s Association offers a variety of literature, a lending library, and educational events to keep your mind sharp. We also have compassionate psychotherapists who are experts on the non-motor symptoms of Parkinson’s; they can help you with depression, anxiety, mood shifts, and difficulties with family members and care partners. In additional to providing individual therapy, our therapists work with couples, care partners and children who can be deeply affected by their loved one’s Parkinson’s symptoms.
MOVEMENT: We believe that a goal-directed exercise program is the single most important activity that people affected by Parkinson’s can do to promote their health and well-being. Decades of scientific study and countless personal experiences confirm that exercise is a crucial tool for non-medicinal management of the movement, cognitive and emotional symptoms of Parkinson’s. Exercise can have considerable benefits for the well-being of care partners as well.
MORALE: Sharing personal experiences
The Parkinson’s Association offers support groups all over the county. Participants say there’s nothing better for the soul and spending time with someone who understands exactly what you’re going through.
