Support for People Living with Parkinson’s

Your go-to page for support groups, events, videos, articles, and resources. Updated weekly.
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PCLA Online Support Groups

Los Angeles In-Person Support Groups

PCLA’s Signature In-Person Events

Videos

Blog Articles

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Help, I’m Trapped in My Shirt! (Getting Dressed with Parkinson’s)

Learn why Parkinson’s can make getting dressed harder, how adaptive clothing and occupational therapy may help, and what Sandy Yaras taught PCLA.
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Functional Fitness for Parkinson’s: Improving Daily Function

Functional fitness involves the incorporation of exercises that help you improve movements that you use throughout the day for ADLs. 
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Parkinson’s vs. Essential Tremor: What’s the Difference?

Learn how Parkinson’s tremor and essential tremor differ, where their symptoms overlap, and how health professionals tell them apart.

Curated Resources

Use this list of regularly updated resources, from rehabilitation support to mental health services.

Featured Resource

More to Parkinson’s®

More to Parkinson’s® is a disease awareness campaign that aims to break the stigma surrounding PD-related hallucinations and delusions and foster open dialogue among people living with Parkinson’s and their loved ones before symptoms start or at the first sign so they may speak up to their doctor.

Need a hand finding the right resource? Connect with PCLA’s Referral Specialist.

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