Parkinson's disease program

Rehabilitation for movement, balance, and daily life with Parkinson's.

Parkinson’s changes how movement starts, how big it stays, and how steady you feel doing it. Therapy works on those directly — the rhythm of your walking, the size of your movements, your balance when you turn, and the everyday tasks that have started taking longer. We measure where you are now and re-measure as things change.

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Parallel bars with a marked gait walkway used for walking and balance practice
Clinical fit

What this program works on

The first evaluation tells us which of these apply to you and at what intensity. If rehabilitation is not the right step right now, we will say so.

Walking and freezing

Gait rhythm, stride length, turning, and strategies for the moments when your feet feel stuck to the floor.

Balance and falls

Postural reactions, weight shifting, and safer movement in the situations where losing balance is most likely.

Movement initiation and amplitude

Starting movement more easily and keeping it large enough to be useful, since Parkinson’s tends to make movement smaller than it feels.

Posture and transfers

Standing taller, and getting in and out of chairs, beds and cars with less effort and more safety.

Speech and swallowing

Voice volume, clarity and swallowing safety, when speech-language therapy is part of the plan.

Handwriting and daily tasks

Dressing, eating, handwriting and the household routines that have become slower or harder.

Individual plan

Practical rehabilitation goals

Goals follow your priorities and your stage. This program works alongside your neurologist — it does not replace that care.

Walk with a steadier rhythm

Gait practice in the parallel bars and on the treadmill, with body-weight support available when balance is not yet reliable.

Measure balance, not guess at it

Computerised posturography records how you respond to changing surfaces, so progress and fall risk are numbers rather than impressions.

Keep movements big

Repeated large-amplitude practice for reaching, turning, standing and the movements that shrink first.

Be understood, and eat safely

Speech, voice and swallowing work with our multilingual speech-language pathologist when it belongs in the plan.

Program technology

Technology that may support your plan

The reference sheet for this program includes the systems below. Your evaluation determines which tools, if any, are appropriate for you; this list is not a fixed protocol.

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MOTOmed Muvi

Motor-assisted arm and leg cycling can be adjusted to the person’s current movement ability.

Body-Weight-Supported Treadmill

A harness reduces the amount of body weight the patient must manage during supported walking practice.

SMART EquiTest® Balance System

Computerized assessment and training can measure balance responses and guide appropriate balance practice.

ZEPU Occupational Therapy Table

A modular workstation for arm and hand movement, coordination, dexterity, and functional task practice.

Standing Frame

The frame provides support for upright positioning when independent standing is not currently appropriate.

Parallel Bars

Bilateral hand support can be used for standing, transfers, weight shifting, stepping, and gait practice.

First visit

What happens during the first evaluation

We start with your diagnosis, your medication schedule and what has changed recently — then ask what you most want to keep doing.

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  1. 01

    Review the medical picture

    Bring your neurology notes, medication times, precautions and any therapy history. Medication timing matters for what we can measure.

  2. 02

    Assess how you move now

    We look at walking, turning, balance, transfers, posture, strength, and speech or swallowing where relevant.

  3. 03

    Agree the next step

    The team explains which disciplines should be involved, how often, and what we will re-measure.

Practical information

Questions families often ask

When in the disease should therapy start?

There is no single right moment. Many people are referred when walking, balance or daily tasks start changing, but the evaluation is useful earlier too, because it gives us a baseline to compare against later.

Does the medication schedule affect the sessions?

It can. Movement often differs between doses, so tell us your schedule and we will book you at a time that reflects how you usually function.

Can family or caregivers take part?

Yes. Family education can cover safe walking and transfers, cueing strategies for freezing, home setup, and what to do after a fall.

Are your therapists certified in Parkinson’s-specific programs?

Yes. Our whole therapy team is LSVT certified: LSVT BIG, the large-amplitude movement protocol, with our physical and occupational therapists, and LSVT LOUD, the voice protocol, with our speech-language pathologist. Certification means the clinician has trained in that specific protocol — it is not a promise of a particular result.

Is the program in Spanish?

Yes. Every clinician here treats in English and Spanish, including speech-language therapy.

Your next step

Ready to talk with the team?

Tell us the diagnosis, what has changed, and what matters most right now. We will help coordinate the appropriate first appointment.

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