The following are resources available free of charge from Parkinson Canada. You may also request copies through info@parkinson.ca, 1-800-565-3000, or by contacting your local Parkinson Canada office. Your local office will also have books, videos and other resources on a variety of topics related to Parkinson’s.
Services for you
Parkinson Canada provides a broad range of materials to help individuals, families and health professionals learn about Parkinson’s, a complex neurodegenerative disease. Whether you are newly diagnosed or have been living with Parkinson’s for some time, we hope our ‘Resources’ page helps make the journey a little easier. We’ve organized a wealth of resources into smaller, more easily-digestible segments that are explained below. If you don’t find what you are searching for, contact info@parkinson.ca.
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Care Partnering: Managing Parkinson’s Disease Together
In this book, you will find:
- Contact lists for national, provincial and territorial resources
- Tip Sheets
- Worksheets
- Information on Parkinson Canada’s ACT on Time™ program
- Care Partner Inspirations
- Glossary of Terms
For People Living with Parkinson's
- At Ease - Improving accessibility at work and on route
- At Ease - More Resources
- Parkinson’s Disease and Driving
- Parkinson's Disease: An Introductory Guide
- Preventing Falls for People Living with Parkinson's
- 10 Steps to Help You Cope with a Diagnosis of Parkinson's
- Exercises for People with Parkinson's
- Getting Help for Progressive Supranuclear Palsy: A Guide for Patients and Families
- Multiple System Atrophy
- Progression of Parkinson's Disease
- Young Onset Parkinson's Disease - Advice for Those Newly Diagnosed
Medication and Parkinson's
- Medications to Treat Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's Medications - What You Need to Know
- Levodopa and Carbidopa Treatment Infographic
Manage your Parkinson's
- Caregiver Self-Assessment Questionnaire
- Parkinson's Disease Coping Strategies
- Physical Activity and Parkinson's Disease
- Personal Strengths in Challenging Times
Fact Sheets
- Apathy and Parkinson's Disease
- Balancing and Falling
- Bathroom Safety
- Bowel Management Program
- Caregiving, Grieving, and Loss
- Caring in a Family with Parkinson's
- Clinical Trials
- Communication Challenges in Parkinson's
- Communication with a Person Experiencing Cognitive Changes
- Dressing
- Freezing
- In Home Safety Check
- Information for Teens About Parkinson's
- Levodopa and Protein: Medication Absorption Concerns
- Lewy Body Dementia
- Living Alone with Parkinson's Disease
- Low Blood Pressure and Parkinson's (Orthostatic Hypotension)
- Management of Saliva and Drooling
- Nutrition and Parkinson's Disease
- Parkinson's and Dental Care
- Parkinson's and Travelling
- Parkinson's Dementia and Reactive Behaviour
- Parkinson's, Dementia, and Special Communication Challenges
- Parkinson's Disease and Sleep Issues
- Sleep Fatigue and Sleep Disorders
- Parkinson's Disease, Depression, and Anxiety
- Personal Care and Parkinson's Disease
- Preparing for a Medical Appointment
- Speech Problems and Parkinson's
- Stiffness and Slowness
- Swallowing Issues
- Taking Charge: Planning and Parkinson's
- Talking about Abuse
- Talking to Children
- The Bed
- Treatment
- Tremor
- Voice and Parkinson's Disease
- Walking
- Your Health Care Team and How To Access It
For Caregivers
- Care Partnering: Managing Parkinson’s Disease Together
- Enhancing Communication with a Person with Parkinson's- Tips for Caregivers, Friends, and Family
- Taking Care of Yourself Through the Ups and Downs of Caregiving
From Sandie's Desk
Articles written by our own Parkinson's expert, Sandie Jones.- A Painless Discussion
- Don't Poo-poo Health Bowel Management
- Dystonia
- Freezing and Falls
- How to Get the Most Bang for Your Buck: The Protein Question
- Platypi and Parkinsonisms
- Restless Leg Syndrome
- The Flip Side: Understanding the Patient’s Role in Hospital Care
- Those Parkinson's Blues: A Bad Day or Depression?
- Thou Shalt Exercise and Thou Shall Feel Better: Use It or Lose It!
- When it's a Hard Issue to Swallow
- When Your “Get-up-and-go” Leaves You Behind: Apathy
- When You’re in Trouble with Urine Troubles (Or When You Can Go With The Flow)