157: Research And Inspirational Updates From The Team Fox MVP Event

04/17/23 • 42 min

In today’s show Claire shares the latest updates from inspirational speakers at the Michael J Fox Foundation’s weekend celebration. She shares new information about upcoming products and diagnostics that could change the landscape for people with Parkinson’s and those who may become diagnosed. Her enthusiasm sharing stories of the speakers will inspire you to get into action and we’ll tell you how!

Michael J Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org

Find clinical studies through Fox Trial Finder: https://www.michaeljfox.org/trial-finder

Biomarker press release: https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/breaking-news-parkinsons-disease-biomarker-found

Michael J Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org

Find clinical studies through Fox Trial Finder: https://www.michaeljfox.org/trial-finder

Biomarker press release: https://www.michaeljfox.org/news/breaking-news-parkinsons-disease-biomarker-found

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156: What To Know About Reversible Dementia: Review Of The APTA Geriatric Sections Fact Sheet

In this episode, Claire and I discuss reversible dementia after receiving an email from the APTA Geriatric section, which provided a helpful fact sheet. According to their research, about 12% of people with dementia symptoms have treatable and reversible causes. We go through the sheet, which has a helpful mnemonic of DEMENTIA, and provide more information about each type. According to their research about 12% of people with dementia symptoms have treatable and reversible causes. Naturally, we wanted to learn more so we could help our clients, patients, family and friends be on the lookout for reversible causes!

DEMENTIA is a helpful mnemonic that stands for:

Drugs
Emotion
Metabolic
Eyes, Ears and Sleep
Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus
Tumor
Infection
Atrial Fibrillation / Alcohol

We would love to hear from you or other professionals you may know to expand on this or any other cognitive or mental health topic! We greatly appreciate resources like this one and know we are barely scratching the surface. Don’t hesitate to reach out to [email protected] if you have a connection that will help us deepen the conversation.

You can download the fact sheet here:

https://aptageriatrics.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/03/Reversible-Dementia-Fact-Sheet-5.pdf

Association of Proton Pump Inhibitors with Risk of Dementia article from JAMA 2016:

https://jamanetwork.com/journals/jamaneurology/fullarticle/2487379

Next Episode

158: Expecting Improvement Always with Dr. Beth Fisher, PhD, PT, FAPTA

Today we are thrilled to have with us Dr. Beth Fisher, PhD, PT, FAPTA, a prominent researcher in the field of physical therapy. In this episode, we explore Dr. Fisher's illustrious career and delve into her focus on research. She also shares the questions that are currently driving her research and the exciting new developments in the field.

We discuss the importance of incorporating research findings into clinical practice and what clinicians need to know to make this happen. However, we only scratched the surface of Dr. Fisher's expertise, so we plan to invite her back for future episodes to dive deeper into her research areas.

If you have any questions for Dr. Fisher or about her research, please send us an email at [email protected]. Don't forget to tune in for part 2 of our conversation with Dr. Fisher!