Tag: Parkinson’s disease
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute offers two-week inpatient Parkinson’s Wellness Program
Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute recently opened its new Parkinson’s Wellness Program, a two-week inpatient rehabilitation experience for people living with Parkinson’s disease. Diagnosis is determined by a neurologist and medications, therapy and exercise are key to better control of the symptoms. “Our team of neurologists and specialized therapists identified the need to help…
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New Year’s Day 5K finds a ‘resolution’ to keeping seniors safe after graduation
Raising enough funding to keep more than 400 Hillsborough High School seniors off the roads on graduation night is no easy feat, and 21 years ago, Gary Verhoon knew he could combine his love for running and desire to start a new tradition in Hillsborough with a way to help. He started the Resolution Run,…
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute welcomes experts on brain injury medicine, Parkinson’s disease
Two highly trained specialists have joined Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute to advance the institute’s work helping patients reach their highest levels of recovery. Matthew D. Moore, D.O., and Steven M. Markos, M.D., are both published researchers bringing their expertise to the New Jersey community. Moore recently completed the highly competitive fellowship in brain…
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Your Turn: Losing Your Loved One – Twice
With the graying of America, more of us are at risk for Alzheimer’s, the cruel disease which robs us of our loved ones not once, but twice. We knew long before the doctors knew that something terribly wrong was happening to our beloved wife and mother before neurologists diagnosed her with Alzheimer’s, the terminal disease…
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JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute receives grant to support ParkinSINGS choir
The Parkinson’s Foundation has awarded a grant to Hackensack Meridian JFK Johnson Rehabilitation Institute to support the ParkinSINGS choir and its work with Parkinson’s patients. The Parkinson’s Foundation Community Grant Review Committee was impressed with the ParkinSINGS proposal and wrote that Parkinson’s Foundation donors would be proud to support the work, according to information provided…
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COVID-19 affects improvement for Parkinson’s patients; Rock Steady Boxing provides movement to relieve symptoms
The COVID-19 virus has been hard on everyone, especially the elderly and people with compromised immune systems, such as those with Parkinson’s disease (PD). Due to Gov. Phil Murphy’s orders, Retro Fitness of Kingston, located in Princeton, had to close, which meant the Rock Steady Boxing program for those with Parkinson’s did as well. “[W]e…
