Parkinson's Rehab at Emerson Hospital

Emerson Hospital offers specialized programs to help improve everyday movement and speech issues. The programs are the LSVT BIG(R) and LOUD(R) Parkinson’s Program. LSVT LOUD is a treatment for speech disorders associated with Parkinson’s disease. It focuses on increasing vocal loudness with no strain, enabling people to communicate more effectively. The sessions emphasize "thinking loud in order to speak loud," and participants use exaggerated motions and behaviors. LSVT BIG is a physical therapy approach that uses “amplification” principles for addressing the movement disorder aspects of Parkinson’s disease, helping to enhance patients’ ability to move. Therapists teach participants to use quick and explosive movements.