Resources
For patients, caregivers, and providers.
NC Movement Disorders Specialists
It is found that people with Parkinson’s receive higher quality of treatment and management of their complex, chronic disease from clinicians who have specialized knowledge of Parkinson's and other movement disorders. For more information, click here.
UNC & Rex
In 2011, in order to provide access to interdisciplinary team care for patients in a larger geographical area, UNC partnered with Rex Hospital Outpatient Rehabilitation to expand specialized PD services into Wake County and beyond. Now, both Rex and UNC offer comprehensive interdisciplinary Parkinson's disease team treatment from clinicians highly specialized in Parkinson's. For more information, click here.
Parkinson's Disease and Mental Health
Research indicates that non-motor symptoms, including depression and anxiety, can have a huge impact on quality of life with Parkinson's and need to be attended to just as much as physical/motor symptoms do. Mental health therapy can be extremely beneficial in addressing mood and processing living with Parkinson's. For more information, click here.