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The National Parkinson Foundation awards five grants for the Falls Prevention Initiative
MIAMI,
The Falls Prevention Initiative awarded
grants to five different research projects
at NPF Centers of Excellence in NPF supports a strong network of Centers of Excellence dedicated to providing comprehensive, interdisciplinary care to more than 50,000 Parkinson's patients and their families. Falls are a common and devastating consequence of Parkinson's disease and have an enormous impact on the physical and mental well-being of affected patients. Preliminary results of all five studies will be presented in December of 2009 at the annual National Parkinson Foundation Centers Leadership Conference.
"The Falls Prevention Initiative is part of
the National Parkinson Foundation's ongoing
efforts to ensure that people with
Parkinson's disease have access to the most
comprehensive and highest quality care
possible," said "We look forward to working with the grant recipients in supporting research that will have an immediate impact on the lives of Parkinson's disease patients worldwide." The following NPF Falls Prevention Initiative studies have been funded:
1) Nijmegen Parkinson Center: This study
will investigate the efficacy of a
multifactorial falls prevention program
using tailored treatment strategies.
Bastiann Bloem, MD, PhD, Nijmegen,
2) Nijmegen Parkinson Center and Tel Aviv
Sourasky Medical Center: This study will
validate devices aimed at measuring both the
quality and quantity of activity patterns
while patients move in their own environment
during a prolonged time period.
3) University of British Colombia Pacific
Parkinson's Research Center: This study will
identify new variables for screening PD
subjects at risk for falling, and help to
focus rehabilitation efforts to reduce the
current risk of falls.
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5) The Movement Disorders Center at Beth NPF Chapters Support Initiative To further understand how falls can be prevented, the following NPF Chapters sponsored the Falls Prevention Initiative:
South Palm Beach County Chapter of the NPF,
Parkinson Association of
Parkinson Association of
Hawaii Parkinson Association,
Parkinson's Resources of Parkinson's Support Group of Upstate NY
Parkinson Association of
NPF Orange County Chapter, About the National Parkinson Foundation
Since 1982, NPF has funded more than Founded in 1957, the National Parkinson Foundation's mission is to improve the quality of Parkinson's care and develop exemplary care for this generation of Parkinson's patients through research, education, and outreach. For more information about Parkinson's disease or the National Parkinson Foundation, please visit www.parkinson.org or call 800-327-4545.
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