Evidence-Based Techniques to Build Your Parkinson's Disease Toolbox 2026

Evidence-Based Techniques to Build Your Parkinson's Disease Toolbox is organized by Summit Professional Education and will be held on Sep 12, 2026 at SpringHill Suites by Marriott Norfolk Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Virginia, United States of America.

Description:
Patients diagnosed with Parkinson's disease can get better and stay better; however, no two people with Parkinson's are alike. This presents unique challenges to the therapist spanning physical, emotional, cognitive and socialdomains. All too often therapists are not equipped with the proper knowledge on how to adapt and create the most optimal assessment and exercise plan for patients with Parkinson's disease. With the proper knowledge, the therapist can obtain consistent positive outcomes and empower your clients to live their best life.

This hands-on workshop will provide therapists with practical and effective tools to make a difference the next session with a patient with Parkinson's disease. Participants will understand the barriers to obtaining positive outcomes and leap over them with hands-on application, case study review and discussion. Participants will leave with the confidence to produce evidence-based interventions that willimprove therapeutic outcomes while working with patients with Parkinson's disease.

Learning Objectives:

• Examine physical, cognitive and emotional barriers andapply strategies to produce results.
• Utilize current research practices and pharmacologicalconsiderations for the management of freezing and duel tasking.
• Implement effective assessment, measures and goalsetting tools that measure change in Parkinson's disease.
• Develop effective exercise treatment strategies to improve motor control and ADLs.
• Investigate the best community exercise program and other resources to produce positive outcomes.
• Establish the best implementation plan for optimal results in the continuum of care.

Highlights:

• Immediately improve your clients functional mobility and ADLs using practical and effective treatment techniques
• Become knowledgeable of the latest research and pharmacological considerations for Parkinson's disease
• Learn how to convert your assessment into successful treatment strategies that produce positive outcomes in each session
• Hands-on lab training to address the most challenging symptoms including freezing of gait, duel tasking and other physical, cognitive, and emotional barriers
• Effective, evidence-based assessment and exercise treatment that produce continued results after clients leaveyour clinic
• Case studies using examples typical and atypical of Parkinson's in order to utilize techniques the next day

Outline:

1. Parkinson's Disease - Setting the Stage For Optimal Success
   1. Typical and atypical Parkinson's disease
   2. The physical, cognitive, and emotional challenges
2. The Latest Research and Pharmacological Considerations
   1. The keys to using exercise as medicine
   2. Current research and best practice review
   3. How medications control symptoms
   4. What’s new in the treatment of Parkinson's disease
3. implement Effective Assessment and Goal Setting Tools that Measure Change in Parkinson's Disease
   1. Specific assessments for Parkinson’s disease
   2. Getting good numbers every time
4. Exercise Interventions to Facilitate Optimal Motor Control and ADLs
   1. Improving rigidity and posture
   2. Improving power and speed of movement
   3. Improving fullness of movement and accuracy
   4. Addressing freezing
   5. The duel task debate
   6. Balance and postural control
5. The Role of Community Exercise - Using the Right Resources
   1. What's all the fuss about
   2. Developing successful partnerships and collaborations
   3. The top therapy toys for your clinic
   4. Resources for you and your clients
6. Implementation and Strategies for the Continuum of Care
   1. Implementation plan
   2. Documentation
   3. Case study