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What Sets Us Apart

Our Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders (PDMD) experts work with you to enhance your abilities and well-being through integrative & innovative care. Learn how we redefine outcomes.

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Parkinson's Disease & Movement Disorders Program

Our PDMD experts team with you to enhance your abilities and well-being through integrative and innovative care. Across all stages of the disease, we provide a holistic and science-driven approach to providing care.

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PDMD Research

Our program offers a wide range of research opportunities for the motor, cognitive, behavioral and emotional aspects of PDMD.

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Educational Opportunities with the AbilityLab PDMD Program

Education & Community Outreach

Providing education for our patients and families is an essential part of our mission. Our PDMD team offers a wide variety of educational opportunities and events.

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How We Heal

Every person with Parkinson’s disease or a movement disorder has unique medical and therapeutic needs. Our doctors, therapists and scientists collaborate using the most advanced medical research and technology to facilitate the best outcomes.


Science-Driven Care

With hundreds of clinical studies under way, we offer you access to the world’s most advanced research, which can directly impact your outcome. The pursuit of new therapies may include application of technology, biological materials and pharmacological therapies specific to neural action.

Neurorehabilitation and Neural Engineering Laboratory

At the Neurorehabilitation and Neural Engineering Laboratory, the goal of our research is to develop improved intervention strategies for gait rehabilitation. Led by P.I. Dr. Jose Pons PhD.

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Clinical Trials & Research Studies

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People with Parkinson's needed for Research on Digital Health Technology

This study will explore different ways to integrate digital health technology and behavior change interventions into physical therapy settings to improve exercise monitoring and maintenance. We are looking for people with Parkinson's Disease who are referred to the Proactive PT Program at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab.

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Sensory-specific peripheral stimulation for tremor management

The Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is seeking patients with Parkinson’s disease or Essential Tremor, to study the effect and ability of muscle stimulation to reduce tremor.

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COMET-C

Seeking persons with communication difficulties due to stroke/aphasia, Parkinson’s Disease, cerebral palsy or traumatic brain injury to join a focus group.

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Our Clinicians

Meet our specialists helping people with conditions or neurological diseases, such as Parkinson’s disease, that affect movement and other abilities.

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