S4: Episode 2- Parkinson’s Awareness Month

Show notes- Mourning Dove Medical Presents Dr. G at the Heart of Healthcare Happy Global POWER FOR PARKINSON’S DAY! 🟢 Guest Nina Mosier, MD - Wife & Mother - Grew up in Philadelphia - Retired physician, trained in Internal Medicine & Geriatrics - Executive Director & Co-Founder of Power for Parkinson’s (2013) Podcast MISSION-Educate & Empower in three parts, helping listeners ‘SEE’ what’s needed to navigate the healthcare system.  1. Story (theme) Dr. Nina Mosier was a family caregiver for her father. She was a presenter at the 42nd ALCA Annual conference in Austin, Texas which raised Dr. G’s awareness about how exercise slows progression of Parkinson’s disease. Dr. Mosier’s late father could not walk nor feed himself until instituting regular exercise. (A different conference session discussed speech and swallowing struggles affect 90% of people diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease. Yet only 3-4% utilize speech therapy ST https://parkinsonvoiceproject.org/program/speak-out/?srsltid=AfmBOopMryMNavJEmAYIMY0fvzJjlTNo9DpsKRyUAVpMoAIv7QyoKPMh) 2. Educate -Teaching points:  Dr. G’s Mnemonics from medical school (First Aid USMLE Step 1, 2013) “Body becomes a TRAP” (Tremor at rest, cogwheel Rigidity, Akinesia or bradykinesia, Postural instability) “Get DOPe at the PARK” (Dopamine neurotransmitter decreases from loss of substantia nigra pars compacta neurons) Also associated with Lewy Bodies 🟢 FACTS? Fastest growing neurodegenerative disease, caused by environmental & genetic factors https://www.parkinson.org/parkinsons-awareness-month 🟢Symptoms include constipation, loss of smell, anxiety, depression, apathy. EVERYTHING gets smaller (writing, walking, speaking) 🟢Diagnosed by a neurologist https://parkinsonsdisease.net/diagnosis/rating-scales-staging 🟢Treatments? medication, surgery, speech therapy, EXERCISE 🟢How exercise helps? Neuroplasticity reverses immobility. See FREE YouTube channel for classes ​⁠ 3. Empower -A valuable a resource https://www.powerforparkinsons.org/ Website info https://mourningdovemedical.com Video podcast 🔗 https://youtu.be/9uQPyO3SF-Y?si=rpS5N_OL8o3iBQx_ #hapc #EducateAndEmpower #PeaceOfMind #TheRealDealAboutHospice #Hope #LateStagesOfLife #RealTalk #parkinsonsawarenessmonth