Penn State Health introduces new treatment for movement disorders

Penn State Health will now offer a new treatment for movement disorders such as Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor.
Medscape

Is Parkinson’s Disease More Than a Movement Disorder?

New research shows PD’s diverse symptoms may stem from problems in a single brain circuit in the motor cortex, suggesting it ...

Check Your Health- Parkinson's Disease Awareness: Hope & Support to Those Impacted

April is Parkinson’s Disease Awareness Month. Approximately 1 million people in the US are living with Parkinson’s disease, a ...
Psychology Today

Stereotypic Movement Disorder

Stereotypic movement disorder is a motor disorder that develops in childhood, typically before grade school, and involves repetitive, purposeless movement. Examples of stereotypic movements include ...

Are your muscles compensating? How hidden movement patterns cause pain

Prolonged sitting, bad posture and repetitive movements can create weak links in the muscular system that trigger ...
Kaleido Scope

Scarduzio, Jaunarajs awarded grant to investigate brain dysfunction related to dystonia

A recent grant award in the Department of Neurology serves to help investigators analyze how a group of brain cells may be responsible for changes to neural circuits that lead to the movement disorder ...
WPBF

November is Movement Disorder Awareness Month

WELL, RIGHT NOW, NOVEMBER IS MOVEMENT DISORDER AWARENESS MONTH AND HERE TO HELP US BETTER UNDERSTAND HOW MOVEMENT DISORDERS IMPACT A PERSON’S DAILY LIFE, IS DOCTOR THOMAS HAMMOND, A NEUROLOGIST WITH ...
Reuters

Strep linked to movement disorder in children

NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Group A streptococcal infection appears to be associated with changes in behavior and the development of a movement disorder in elementary school children, according to a ...