The What's Shakin' Parkinson's Podcast

This amazing piece of exercise equipment helps people to overcome the difficulties that they face because of neurological problems by assisting them in their movements. Please listen as Xthera Corporation's Peter Kaplan discusses the numerous features that this product contains and the valuable benefits that it gives to its users. 

Please listen to our newest episode to learn how a boxing program can be beneficial for people with Parkinson's.  Special thanks to Melissa and Andrew Haberman for all of their dedication and support.

2/22/22 seems like the perfect date to release Season 2, Episode 2 of our podcast! Please click to hear how Kaitlyn Joffey from Live Dynamic Now works in home with the patient to make physical, occupational and speech therapies more personalized. https://www.livedynamicnow.com/

We discuss health, sports and life in general as our 2nd season gets started. Hal gives an update on how he is using the DBS equipment and technology as an on demand application. Check it out!

Brenda and Bryan give their candid responses to the question of how family members are affected by Parkinson's.

We talk with Stephen McCalley about genetic probabilities and how factors within our genetic makeup can be manifested into our being. A great episode for anyone interested in genetics and biology!

Please check out our newest podcast episode as we extend our focus to include studies into substance abuse.

In this week's episode, Carl Wittig discusses the benefits of DBS, how the  procedure is implemented and how he interacts with the patient as a representative for the manufacturer.  

Special thanks to Ray Griffiths for his valuable time and information. Ray discusses the positive and negative impact caused by diet. Thank you for tuning in to find out What's Shakin'   #podcast #whatsshakin #parkinsonsdisease #diet #mitochondria 

Diane Breslow, MSW, LCSW visits with us to share her knowledge and wisdom attained in her 50 year career.  Diane discusses the many elements that make up a team for the patient's care.

Hal has undergone DBS surgery and shares his experience! In this episode, we interview Dr. Sharan, the surgeon who is at the forefront of this technology and who performed this procedure on Hal's brain.

Neurologist Dr. Jeffrey Ratliff offers his experience of diagnosing and treating patients with Parkinson's disease, as well as distinguishing the differences between Parkinson's and other neurological issues.

Neurologist Dr. James Cook discusses his extensive background in movement disorder studies, diagnosis & treatment.

Hal and Frank discuss our lifelong friendship, Hal's diagnosis of Parkinson's and the purpose for our podcast.