Help with Parkinson's: Recent Episodes

Warren Butvinik

Keeping as healthy as possible every day

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Most speech therapy with Parkinson's concentrates with improving voice volume or helping with drooling.  In this podcast Speech therapist, Kari Hoffer ,  spends the whole time discussing cognitive issues.  This is a very informative.

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Podcast 76      We are lucky to have two highly trained professionals that are very familiar with parkinson's.

Megan Kane-Mangol is a certified Speech-Language Pathologist with over 20 years of experience serving the Carlisle community. She specializes in speech and voice disorders related to neurogenic conditions. Megan is a graduate of Dickinson College and holds a Masters degree in Speech-Language Pathology from the University of Maryland.

Kristin Zwemer

Kristin Zwemer is a certified Physical Therapist with over 20 years of experience in the Capitol area region. She was a founding faculty member of Lebanon Valley College’s Physical Therapy program. Kris specializes in neuromuscular retraining, pain control and soft tissue techniques used for the treatment of neurological injuries, impairments and illnesses. She holds a Masters degree in Physical Therapy from Aracadia University.

Website:

www.harmonyinmotiontherapy.com

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Welcome to podcast 75. This podcast gives a large amount of information on three common  Parkinson's  problems.  Bowel  bladder and sexual issues.

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Podcast 74
Melissa DeBello, OD  gives a detailed explanation about all the problems that can occur with people with Parkinson's

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Barry Gordon has a business called Senior Tech Tutor.  He specializes in teaching older people  how to use everything  technology..
He can be reached by email at Barry@SeniorTechTutor.com
Phone number  717-831-8077
Facebook BarryGordon
seniortechtutor.com

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Warren and his wife Diana kick off an additional podcast on the personal side of Parkinson's Disease.  These episodes will be  in addition to the regular Help With Parkinsons podcasts

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Discussing various topics related to Parkinson's with  Warren John and Paula

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Mark Olivetti Doctor of Chiropractic, Explains the history of Chiropractic Healthcare.
We have a detailed discussion about  the different styles of Chiropractic and how it could benefit the Parkinson's patient

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Greg Brown from Penn State University talks about his research regarding Parkinson's and  he he uses his degree in engineering and medicine to try to find treatments for Parkinson's'

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Some people with Parkinson's have trouble keeping track of their finances.  This can be from having cognitive issues or difficulty multitasking. A nonprofit company called Maranatha-Carlisle,
can give the help that is needed

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This podcast is a very detailed discussion of different brain scans and how they may sometimes be used to help diagnose Parkinson's.  And when they should not be used all the time

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Dr  Sub explaines about a medical procedure that should no longer be used as a treatment for Parkinson's

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Dr Sub finishes up the talk about constipation, which is the most common side effect of Parkinson's, Plus REM sleep disorder, which can cause a person to act out dreams and to possibly injure yourself or sleep partner.

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Dr Sub talks about constipation.  This affects about 90% of people with Parkinson's

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Dr Sub talks about the new Knowledge he learned at the Parkinson's conference in Nice France.

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This podcast is the 3rd part of Dr Sub talking about the trip to the large seminar in Nice France

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Jimmy Mckay is a physical therapist with Fox Rehab.  His job evolved to being a pod-caster with Fox.

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Dr Sub discusses apathy and how it relates to DBS surgery,and  tryptophan .  And also new information on how it affected an MRI of the brain

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Craig Lucas , from Harrisburg 101 Mobility gives a detailed interview on what is needed to adapt your home to fit your abilities. This podcast is important for patients, caregivers , family members and friends.  

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Dr Sub talks about the new information he learned at the first day of the conference in Nice France.
opicapone for decreasing down time with a dose of once a dayBotulinum toxin B   (Myoblock)   to prevent drooling
A dopamine agonist

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Dr Sub talks about the new ways of treating newly diagnosed Parkinson's.

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Dr Sub talks about new ways of diagnosing early Parkinson's.  There has been a lot of changes in the last 10 to 15  years

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This is the final episode of the American Academy of Neurology Annual Meeting of 2019.  The final 3 takeaways of the meeting are discussed

The APDA Symptom tracker APP is available by clicking on the link  below

https://www.apdaparkinson.org/apda-symptom-tracker/

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Dr Sub talks about the takeaways from the AAN 2019 annual meeting (part three)

https://www.apdaparkinson.org/article/american-academy-of-neurology-2019/

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Dr Sub discusses  very interesting topics.  There is so much to talk about we had to do the rest nest week.  All together there will be 12 up to date items.  We go into great detail

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Dr Sub gives a detailed explanation  of a new clinical study..  After putting it all in perspective, he  talked about similar studies that are being done and which ones that seem to have the most potential.

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Sondra Wolfe and her husband Damion join Dr Sub and Warren  in a discussion of their trip to The  2019 World Parkinson Congress in Japan  This is episode 1 which discusses the planing and logistics on making the trip

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A lot of research is going towards looking for bio markers.  Dr Sub explains the benefits of finding a way to diagnose people early.   

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Dr Sub and  Warren have a discussion on leaning how to play sports when a person has Parkinson's

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Dr Sub and Warren have a detailed discussion about driving while having Parkinson's.  There are a lot of variables that need to be considered.  After listening to this podcast  you will have a better understanding of driving with Parkinson's which will keep you safer.

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Dr Sub and Warren talk about the dangers of summer heat and how to protect yourselves,
Everyone should get the Aware in care hospitalization kit from the Parkinson's Foundation. It is important to have while traveling.  It is a free kit which can be ordered at 
www.awareincare.org, or by calling 1-800-473-4636

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Dr Sub and Warren consolidate the new knowledge of how the digestive system can cause Parkinson's.  We revisited the cure clock and find out from Dr Sub if he feels if we are any closer to a cure.

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This is a very important podcast to listen to.  Freezing  is very complicated.

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This podcast goes into detail of the things you need to know about applying for disability

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Dr Maureen Leehey, an expert on marijuana use , joins us from Colorado, to discuss the use of marijuana , both medical and recreational.

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Dr Sub and Warren have a lengthy discussion regarding The rating scales for Parkinson’s.  We make it very easy to understand  

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Our website is introducing a new feature.  Its about care giving.  This will be a standalone item.  We are fully committed to our regular podcasts.

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A listener emailed multiple questions.  We answered all of them

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Dr Sub discusses the reason that it is so difficult to differentiate drug induced Parkinsonism from regular Parkinson’s Disease.  And it is getting more difficult as newer drugs with less side effects are available.  

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Erin Thomas, a physical therapist with Fox Rehab explains about the Jimmo Settlement.  This court case opened the door for Parkinson’s patients to finally not be restricted in the number of visits for physical therapy.

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Dr Subramanian explains about a new way of stopping  tremors with brain surgery that does not use a scalpel.

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Dr Sub explains a new system of naming 4 sub types of Parkinson’s .  This is very new information.

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An informative discussion of festination.   An important topic that is rarely talked about .

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Dr Sub and Warren talk about 2 recent studies.  The first one is about  how acid in the stomach can affect  the dosing of carbidopa/levodopa. The second one  is about the effect of coffee, cigarette smoking, alcohol and  physical exercise … Continue reading →

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This podcast is a one on one discussion between me and the new local coordinator of the APDA (American Parkinson’s Disease Association) Samyu gives a very specific and detailed  interview regarding her plans for the future.  

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What the APDA has to offer American Parkinson’s Disease Association