From Mia Boelen PT:

I am a physical therapist who has specialized in treating people with Parkinson's and similar movement disorders for 29 years.

After retiring, I wanted to continue to help these individuals who have inspired me. This led me to organize and produce educational videos for the PD community. My hope is that people will share this information to make life a little better. Many videos are applicable to both the person with PD as well as their care partner.

You can find these videos on my website ( https://www.parkinsonspt.com ) or my YouTube channel https://www.youtube.com/@parkinsonsPT

Areas addressed on this website/YouTube channel:

Walking: different avenues to take bigger steps are reviewed (attention strategies, auditory cues & visual cues). Also included are videos which specifically address freezing, turns and gait festination.

Transfers: each transfer is addressed in a separate video such as how to get up from a chair, the floor, in/out of bed as well as getting in/out of a car.

Caregivers: learn how to use a gait belt, how to safely assist someone with each type of transfer such as bed mobility, chair transfers & floor transfers.

Balance: there is a  video that discusses the top 10 reasons for balance problems, also included are individual videos covering postural instability and orthostatic hypotension.

Walkers: an entire section is devoted to walkers & rollators. Areas covered are: how to set up a 2 wheeled walker, how to use a 2 wheeled walker, how to use a rollator and lastly the pros and cons of various ambulatory devices for making the proper decision on which one to use.

Helpful devices: These items seemed to stand the test of time regarding their practicality with the individuals I have worked with in physical therapy.

Disclosure - I am not associated with any company who sells any products and do not receive any commission.

Role of physical therapy: This video explains the evaluation process and what to expect from physical therapy.

I hope you will find these videos useful for discussions in your support groups.