Memory problems in Parkinson’s Disease

The rates of cognitive decline and dementia are higher in Parkinson’s Disease.  Listen here to the facts and tips on how...

The role of Cognitive Training – Physiotherapy – Exercise – Speech Therapy

Non-pharmacological approaches are critical for Parkinson’s Disease and related conditions.  Here I discuss the role of Cognitive Training – Physiotherapy – Exercise...

Reviewing the evidence for treating Freezing of Gait

Watch Professor Lewis lecturing about Freezing of Gait at the XXVI World Congress on Parkinson’s Disease and Related Disorders as part of...

What treatments and research are available for Freezing of Gait?

Freezing of Gait is a devastating symptom in Parkinson’s and related conditions.  Currently there is no magic bullet treatment but there...

What is Freezing of Gait?

Freezing of Gait is a devastating symptom in Parkinson’s and related conditions.  It causes an inability to walk that occurs without...

Mucuna Pruriens – Velvet Bean – Natural Dopamine

Many patients think about more natural therapies but listen here to understand why this might have certain limitations. VIEW ALL VIDEOS

Dopamine - treatment for Parkinson's

Dopamine

We have lots of treatments that are available in Parkinson’s disease and most of our treatments focus on the physical symptoms of Parkinson’s which we...

acetylcholine - treatment for Parkinson's

Acetylcholine – an important brain chemical in memory function

Treating Alzheimer’s Disease is very challenging. Unfortunately, we don’t have very effective therapies that improve memory, but the strategies that we...

Advanced Therapy for Parkinson's Disease

Device Assisted Technologies for the Advanced Therapy of PD

We talked a bit about the medications for Parkinson’s disease and how effective they are. Patients often say to me “Will...

Dopamine Agonist

Dopamine Agonists

One of our strategies for treating Parkinson’s disease is to trick the brain by giving patients a dopamine agonist, and dopamine...