music therapy

This is a recap of the most interesting news and discussions related to Parkinson’s Disease this past week. We start by looking ahead to Parkinson's Disease Awareness which starts on Monday by revisiting the funniest (and most relatable) Parkinson's Disease awareness video of all time. We then realize that we may be personally too aware of PD, so we take a look at awareness months for other diseases and health issues. Next up we try to avoid the big gun debate while reporting on an intriguing case study of "gun therapy" for Parkinson's; a hip-hop dance demonstration inspires one of ...

I’ll admit it, if I’m at a Parkinson’s conference and the speaker starts talking about music therapy for Parkinson’s Disease, my eyes roll back in my head. I know it helps people, but it just seems more geared to my grandfather’s generation. The associated picture is either a choir, or people with PD sitting around a music therapist with an acoustic guitar, singing what I can only categorize as campfire songs. Maybe I’m from a different generation, but unless you are actually sitting around a campfire, I don’t ever see a reason to ever sing a campfire song (and I’m ...