02/06/2023
Parkinson’s Disease Resources for North Central PA
General:
• American Parkinson’s Disease Association: https://www.apdaparkinson.org
• Davis Phinney Foundation: https://davisphinneyfoundation.org
• Michael J. Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org
• Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org/
• Parkinson Foundation Western PA: https://pfwpa.org
• PMD Alliance: www.pmdalliance.org
Exercise/Physical Therapy:
• Titan Tactical: 3180 North Old Trail, Shamokin Dam, PA 17876; https://www.titantacticalfitness.com
• Williamsport branch of the River Valley YMCA offers a number of exercise classes for seniors which can be modified to suit ability.
• The Miller Center in Lewisburg offers a Parkinson’s Exercise Class. See: https://millercenterlewisburg.com/parkinsons-exercise-class/
• UPMC Williamsport Hospital offers the Lee Silverman “Big” program through outpatient PT.
• Online:
o Power for Parkinson’s; https://www.powerforparkinsons.org offers livestream classes every day at 2:00 pm Eastern Time at https://www.youtube.com/powerforparkinsons. Previous classes are available on their channel.
o APDA St. Louis Chapter offers daily exercise classes at: https://www.youtube.com/c/APDAGreaterStLouisChapter
o https://parkinsonplace.org offers classes on Youtube and Zoom. Sign up for weekly email notifications.
Voice:
• UPMC Williamsport offers the Lee Silverman “Loud” program through outpatient PT.
• Parkinson Voice Project offers the “Speak-Out” program through Speech Therapists in Lewisburg, Milton and Danville plus daily practice sessions on Youtube. Go to https://www.parkinsonvoiceproject.org for details.
• The Miller Center offers in-person and virtual “Singercise” classes. See: https://millercenterlewisburg.com/singercise/
Support Groups:
• Support Group at Lewisburg YMCA. Meetings will be the first Wednesday of every month at 10 AM at the Lewisburg YMCA in Room D/E. The group is free for all who attend. For more info, please contact Lori DePorter at [email protected].
• Geisinger Encompass Health Virtual and In-person Support Group meets the 3rd Tuesday of the month by phone or WebEx Contact Deneen Porzi at 570-271-6733 or email [email protected] for instructions on how to access via phone or the internet and location for in-person attendance.
Singercise is a free, virtual class offered online for people battling Parkinson’s disease. This brand new program will be offered through the Greater Susquehanna Valley YMCA thanks to a community grant from the Parkinson's Foundation. Singercise aims to improve vocal intensity, speech intelligibi...
