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Movement Disorders and Hang Gliders

For some people, getting diagnosed with a movement disorder can feel like strapping into a hang glider and stepping off a cliff. It’s that feeling of embarking on a journey or even an adventure, and you don’t know where you’re going or how you’ll get there. Every hang glider flight ends up the same way — back on the ground. But between the leap off the cliff and the (hopefully smooth) landing, unlimited variables may affect the flight, and an infinite number of outcomes are possible for how it will turn out.

Why is a good night’s sleep important for everyone?

By Rosalia Martinez, Clinical Specialist at Neurology Solutions Sleep is one of the most crucial aspects of our daily lives, and a good night’s sleep is essential for our overall physical and mental well-being. Sleep is not just a time when the body and mind rest, but it is also a restorative process that allows our […]

The Gut-Brain Connection: Gut Health & Parkinson’s Disease

By Jordan Harborth, FNC-P, Nurse Practitioner at Neurology Solutions The benefit of a healthy gut is demonstrated from the moment we are born and during early development. Research has shown a fetus is extremely sensitive to any change in a mother’s microbiotic makeup. So sensitive, in fact, it can alter the way a baby’s brain […]

Prebiotics and Probiotics for gut & microbiome health

By Dr. Shahab Hyder, MD, Internal Medicine at Neurology Solutions Maintaining the health of your gut microbiome can result in significant health benefits. It has been shown that there is interaction with the GI microbiome and the central nervous system (the microbiome-gut-brain axis), which has already been linked to mood disorders. Poor gut microbiome health […]

Unhealthy Gut, Unhealthy Brain

By Lynn Nguyen, Physician’s Associate at Neurology Solutions The gut microbiome refers to the symbiotic, or mutually beneficial, relationship between bacteria, viruses, fungi, and archaea living in the human gut. The flora found in the gut have been differentiated into two distinct categories – opportunistic and beneficial flora. Opportunistic microorganisms cause infection and beneficial microorganisms […]

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Movement Disorder Patient Resources

Following is a list of organizations and websites with information related to treatment and resources in managing Parkinson’s Disease, dystonia, and other neuromuscular problems treated by our movement disorder specialists. Although these sites have been selected by Neurology Solutions’ editorial staff to be contained on the NSC website, they are not operated by NSC.

Covid 19: Analysis and Recommendations for Prevention and Treatment

The recommendations below are a compilation of Dr. Izor and NSC staff, as well as adapted from Paul Marik, MD’s MATH+ protocol. Dr. Marik is Chief of Pulmonary and Critical Care Medicine, Eastern Virginia Medical School, Norfolk, VA. His team posts more frequent updates on their EVMS website: https://www.evms.edu/media/evms_public/departments/internal_medicine/EVMS_Critical_Care_COVID-19_Protocol.pdf This article was last updated on […]

Why Botox®, Myobloc®, and Dysport® Are So Important To Our Movement Disorders Specialists

When you hear the word Botox® we know what you’re thinking. In the public consciousness, Botox® has always been about cosmetic uses. Starting in the early 2000s, it was the way that people in Hollywood were smoothing out their wrinkles, and it was used in constant jokes on sitcoms and late-night talk shows. But as […]

Why Awake DBS Is Still The Best Parkinson’s Disease Treatment

If you’re curious about deep brain stimulation (DBS), you’re not alone. It’s one of the most promising Parkinson’s disease treatments out there for patients whose symptoms can’t be controlled with medications. Here at Neurology Solutions Movement Disorders Center, we implant DBS leads in very specific parts of the brain — accurate to under a millimeter […]

Largest clinical study of PD focuses on best treatments

The Parkinson’s Foundation has enrolled its 10,000th participant in the Parkinson’s Outcomes Project, the largest-ever clinical study of Parkinson’s disease (PD) spanning five nations. Started in 2009, the project studies everyone with PD, from the newly-diagnosed to people who have lived with Parkinson’s for 20 years or more, and aims to provide a comprehensive view of the disease and its overall impact on people’s lives.

Among the key conclusions so far, the research has shown that regular visits to neurologists could save thousands of lives a year and more exercise and focus on mental health could help improve patients’ well-being.