To assist Synapticure in advancing its nationwide telehealth offerings, the Michael J. Fox Foundation (MJFF) helped the company establish an advisory board of people with Parkinson’s disease and their care partners, and it will help to inform Synapticure’s patients of opportunities to participate in clinical research.

Four weeks of physical therapy — specifically, the Lee Silverman Voice Therapy (LSVT)-BIG program — given via telemedicine led to improvements in life quality and symptoms in Parkinson’s disease patients similar to those observed with in-person use of LSVT-BIG, according to a small study. Larger studies of the virtual exercise…

Telehealth services during the COVID-19 pandemic was perceived to be a good alternative to in-person healthcare appointments among people with Parkinson’s disease, according to an anonymous survey. Respondents said telehealth reduced travel, was more convenient, was suitable for follow-up appointments, and was preferred for speech-language pathology and mental health…

Early on in the COVID-19 pandemic, there was a sharp drop in admissions to nursing homes and emergency rooms among adults with Parkinson’s disease and those with dementia, according to a new study from Canada. The study also suggests that virtual visits with doctors have become much more common…

People who took part in remote, video-conducted clinical trials for Parkinson’s disease reported high levels of satisfaction and interest in participating in future studies with remote video visits, scientists report. Three such trials showed that recruitment was feasible and enrolled participants were geographically dispersed — from across dozens of…

A clinical trial in the U.S. is evaluating whether home visits from healthcare providers might improve the quality of life for people with advanced Parkinson’s disease and their caregivers. The trial’s protocol was detailed in the paper, “Longitudinal, Interdisciplinary Home Visits Versus Usual Care…

Telehealth, together with wearable sensors that accurately monitor symptoms like tremor, may help to improve quality of life for people with Parkinson’s disease, a small, single-center study suggests. Patients in the study also expressed comfort with online health checkups and the sensory device used, but many still preferred in-person care.

Abbott has launched its NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic, a U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)-approved digital technology that allows remote patient-doctor communication, increasing medical care access for patients with Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. “NeuroSphere Virtual Clinic solves considerable issues patients with movement disorders, such as Parkinson’s disease…

Expanding telemedicine services and their accessibility could support people with Parkinson’s disease through the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond by addressing unmet needs and economic disparities. These are some of the conclusions of a survey conducted by the Parkinson’s Foundation, in collaboration with Columbia University, that revealed key…

Remote coaching via telehealth could help people with Parkinson’s disease stay physically active, even when in-person events aren’t feasible, a study suggests. The study, “Promoting Physical Activity via Telehealth in People With Parkinson Disease: The Path Forward After the COVID-19 Pandemic?” was published in Physical Therapy.