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The Science and Practice of LOUD: Empowering People with Parkinson Disease

Who
People with Parkinson disease and their family and friends

What
A two hour interactive symposium for people with PD. A 1-hour lecture including a guest speaker, Davis Phinney, Olympic cyclist and founder of the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson disease together with world experts in speech treatment for people with Parkinson disease. This will be followed by an interactive session with speech therapists practicing vocal exercises (LSVT® LOUD). Refreshments will be served.

Where
ATLAS Institute
1125 18th Street
Boulder, CO 80309
www.colorado.edu/atlas/building/directions/

When
Saturday, January 10, 2009
2:30 - 1:30 p.m. - Lecture and Refreshments (detailed below)
1:30 - 2:30 p.m. - Interactive demonstration with LSVT® LOUD

Please RSVP to LSVT Global at In USA 1-888-606-5788 (toll free); 1-520-609-5363 (direct phone); 1-206-202-4214 (fax); or LSVT@earthlink.net (email)
This symposium is offered FREE OF CHARGE; registration limited.

Lecture Summary
This presentation will: 1) present the background and motivation for voice treatment in Parkinson disease, 2) describe the creation of an efficacious treatment and efficacy data, 3) discuss application of principles of LSVT® to intensive whole body amplitude-based training protocol for individuals with Parkinson disease (LSVT® BIG), and 4) demonstrate innovative technology (e.g., Virtual therapy) to enhance accessibility of treatment for all people with PD who can benefit.

Victory Summit Described as "Hopeful, Inspirational and Positive"

The DPF recently hosted its inaugural Victory Summit Symposium at the Westin Westminster in Denver.  250 Parkinson's patients, caregivers and providers were in attendance on October 4th to learn about quality of life therapies including exercise, movement, and speech.  Highlights of the informational session included the crowd dancing to the Beatles, taking part in the tango, and lifting their arms in victory with Davis.  "What made this Parkinson's symposium different from others I've seen was the high level of participation; the audience was actively engaged with the speakers," Bill Bell, President of the Northwest Parkinson's Foundation, observed.


"Everything was excellent! Fantastic speakers! Schedule was amazing!" These are just a few of the comments from symposium attendees. Speakers included Trudy Turvey, a Denver-based PT specialist and LSVT®BIG certified clinician, Dr. Lorraine Ramig, University of Colorado Professor, Dr. Timothy Collier, Professor of Neurology at the University of Cincinnati, as well as a local patient discussion panel.


All who came to the symposium left with a list of recommendations they could start doing immediately to make a difference in managing the disease and improving their quality of life. The DPF plans to inspire and inform the Parkinson's community via a series of national symposia throughout 2009.



Exercise Research Study for People with Parkinson's Disease

University of Colorado Denver

We invite you to help us learn more about exercise and Parkinson's disease. Volunteers are needed for a research study at UCD to determine if exercise programs will improve daily function and help people with PD stay active.

To see if you qualify, please contact Pam Mettler at (303) 724-1266 or email: PDstudy@uchsc.edu



Facts About Parkinson's Disease

The balance difficulty that comes with Parkinson's is a result of the loss of the reflex that automatically corrects body position when one begins to fall.

- National Parkinson Foundation