Audio, Video, and Books on Parkinson Disease

If you purchase some of the following books from Amazon.com using the link provided here, a part of the purchase price will go to support the APDA, at no extra cost to you.

Books For Patients & Caregivers

• Parkinson's Disease: A Complete Guide for Patients & Families
  William Weiner, Lisa Shulman, and Anthony Lang
• Making the Connection Between Brain and Behavior: Coping with Parkinson's Disease
  Joseph H. Friedman, MD
• Parkinson's Disease for Dummies
  Michele Tagliati, Gary Guten, and Jo Horne
• The First Year — Parkinson's Disease: An Essential Guide for the Newly Diagnosed
  Jackie Christensen
• Eat Well, Stay Well with Parkinson's Disease
  Kathryn Holden, MD RD
• The Comfort of Home for Parkinson Disease: A Guide for Caregivers
  Maria M. Meyer and Paula Derr, RN with Susan C. Imke, RN, MS
• HOPE
  Hal Newsom (order through Northwest Parkinson's Foundation)
• The Parkinson's Disease Treatment Book
  J. Eric Ahlskog, MD PhD
• Natural Therapies for Parkinson's Disease
  Laurie K. Mischley, ND
• Full Catastrophe Living: How to Cope with Stress, Pain and Illness Using Mindfulness Meditation
  John Kabat-Zinn and Joan Borysenko

Books For Providers

• Parkinson's Disease: A Guide to Patient Care
  Paul Tuite, MD; Cathi Thomas, and Laura Ruekert
• The Parkinson's Disease Treatment Guide for Physicians
  J. Eric Ahlskog, MD PhD

CDs

• A Meditation to Help with Parkinson's Disease
  Belleruth Naparstek

The Washington State APDA presents the following podcasts for those who are interested in learning more about Parkinson Disease. Topics include an introduction to PD, Parkinson 101, medications, nutrition, exercise and more.

Feel free to access any of the media below either by listening to it online, downloading it to your computer, or loading it on a portable device.

Instructions for accessing downloadable media:

1. To listen to a podcast, click the preferred "Listen" link and the audio file will begin streaming. Make sure your computer sound is turned on
2. To download a file to save it to your computer by right-clicking the "Download" link and choosing "Save Link As...". Then choose where you want to save the file, and click "OK"

Now Playing:

 

The Washington State Parkinson Disease Registry Mike Kim, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, University of Washington, VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]		Genetics and Future Therapies John Roberts, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]
PD 101 Ann Zylstra, PT, Supervisor of Rehabilitation Services at Evergreen Hospital, Kirkland, WA [Listen] | [Download]		Deep Brain Stimulation Therapy Peter Nora, MD, Neurosurgeon & Director of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program at the Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle WA & Peggy O'Neill Shortt, ARNP, & Manager of the Deep Brain Stimulation Program, Swedish Neuroscience Institute, Seattle [Listen] | [Download]
An Overview of PD Susie Ro, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, Swedish Hospital Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]		Nutrition In Parkinson Disease Laurie Mischley, ND, University Health Clinic Seattle, WA [Listen] | [Download]
Medications in Parkinson Disease Ali Samii, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, University of Washington and VA Puget Sound Health Care System, Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]		Movement Issues in Parkinson Disease Laurel Beck, PT, MS, NCS, Neuroscience Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]
Mechanisms of Parkinson Disease Pinky Agarwal, MD, Movement Disorder Specialist, Booth Gardner Parkinson Disease Center, Kirkland WA [Listen] | [Download]		Speech & Swallowing Roberta Kelley, MS, CCC, COM, Speech Language Pathologist & Neuroclinical Specialist at the Neuroscience Institute, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle WA [Listen] | [Download]

This podcast program sponsored by Teva Neuroscience and the APDA .