Expert Voices

Expert Voices: Managing Sex and Intimacy Issues With Parkinson’s

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked sex therapist Amy Raad to answer some of your questions about dealing with sex and intimacy issues caused by Parkinson’s disease. Raad is a clinical social worker and American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists (AASECT)-certified…

Expert Voices: Caring for Mental Health With Parkinson’s Disease

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked psychologist Amy MB Sullivan to answer some of your questions related to implementing integrative medicine in Parkinson’s disease care. Sullivan is a board-certified staff clinical health psychologist and the director of behavioral medicine at the Mellen Center…

Expert Voices: Diet and Nutrition for People With Parkinson’s Disease

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked Christine C. Ferguson, PhD, to answer some of your questions about diet and nutrition for people with Parkinson’s disease. Ferguson is a registered dietitian (RD) and postdoctoral scholar at the University of Alabama at Birmingham, and nutrition…

Expert Voices: Dealing With Parkinson’s Disease and Speech Difficulties

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked Samantha Elandary to answer some of your questions about Parkinson’s-related speech difficulties. As founder and chief executive officer of Parkinson Voice Project, Elandary has dedicated her career to preserving the voices of individuals with Parkinson’s disease and…

Expert Voices: Can Cannabis Use Help With Parkinson’s Symptoms?

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked Dr. Michelle Sexton to answer some of your questions about cannabis. Sexton is a naturopathic doctor who completed pre- and postdoctoral fellowships at the University of Washington, where she studied the endocannabinoid system and its roles…

Expert Voices: Deep Brain Stimulation for People With Parkinson’s Disease

In this installment of our “Expert Voices” series, Parkinson’s News Today asked neurologist Michael S. Okun, MD, to answer some of your questions about deep brain stimulation (DBS). Michael S. Okun is chair of neurology, professor, and director of the Norman Fixel Institute for Neurological Diseases at the…

Expert Voices: Integrative Medicine for People With Parkinson’s Disease

In the first installment of our new series, “Expert Voices,” Parkinson’s News Today asked neurologist Indu Subramanian, MD, to answer some of your questions related to implementing integrative medicine in Parkinson’s disease care. Dr. Subramanian is board certified in integrative medicine. She received her medical degree…