Movement Disorders Patient Education Resources
The RUSH Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Program team is committed to helping people with movement disorders live their best lives. This includes providing comprehensive education to empower patients, families and caregivers to navigate the challenges of a movement disorder diagnosis.
We’re pleased to offer the following expert resources, created by or featuring our internationally recognized providers. These videos and resources can help you learn about symptom management, exciting new treatment options, promising research, and strategies for improving your overall health and well-being.
Movement Disorders Resources, Classes and Support Groups in and Around Illinois
Click on the map above to search for exercise classes, support groups and other resources in your area. You can search by condition, language and resource type, as well as by patient or care-partner-specific resources. If you know of a resource that isn't yet on the map, please let us know by filling out our intake form.
Movement Disorders Patient Education Videos
General
Welcome to the RUSH Parkinson's Disease and Movement Disorders Program
Tips and Tricks for a Successful Virtual Visit
Alana Kirby, MD, PhD, and Mitra Afshari, MD, MPH
How COVID-19 Affects People With Movement Disorders
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
RUSH Recaps: Unintentional Weight Loss
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: Depression Vs. Apathy
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: Palliative Care and Hospice
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: How Do You Know How Much Care You Need?
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: How Do You Find and Pay Caregivers?
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: Advance Directives
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
RUSH Recaps: Understanding Code Status and DNR
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Hospitalizations
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Levels of Care
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Medicare and Medicaid
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Getting Creative: An introduction to In-Home and Community Services to Support People Living with Neurological Conditions and their Care Partners
Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Hospitalizations (Spanish)
David Gonzalez, PhD, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Cognition (Spanish)
David Gonzalez, PhD, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Levels of Care (Spanish)
David Gonzalez, PhD, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Rush Recaps: Determining How Much In-Home Care You Need (Spanish)
David Gonzalez, PhD, and Sarah Mitchell Chen, LCSW, APHSW-C
Tourette's Syndrome
Tourette Association of America: Alternative & Complementary Therapies
Katie Kompoliti, MD, MSCE
Fragile X-Tremor Ataxia Syndrome
National Fragile X Foundation: FXTAS: Who, What, When, How?
Deborah Hall, MD, PhD
Parkinson's Disease/Parkinsonism
Parkinson’s Foundation Expert Briefing: “Parkinson’s Disease Psychosis: Hallucinations, Delusions and Paranoia”
Christopher Goetz, MD
Parkinson’s Foundation Expert Briefing: “Mind, Mood and Motion”
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Parkinson’s Foundation Expert Briefing: “Pain in Parkinson’s Disease”
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Alliance: “wHolistic! Social Connection in the Age of Social Isolation”
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Veterans Health Administration: “My Parkinson’s Story: Medications”
Brandon Barton, MD, MS
ParkinsonTV Season One/Parkinson Disease Care New York: Six episodes
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
The Many Symptoms of Parkinson's Disease and What to Do About Them
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
2019 - Rush Parkinson's Disease Symposium
Mitra Afshari, MD, MPH, Leonard Verhagen, MD, PhD, Christopher Goetz, MD, Angela Johnson, DACM, MSTOM, MPH, Natalie Witek, MD, and Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Cracking the Code of Parkinson’s Disease
Christopher Goetz, Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, Deborah Hall, MD, PhD and Jeffrey Kordower, PhD
Living with Parkinson's Disease: What You and Your Family Should Know
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Thirty-two minute version, without the questions and answers
Parkinson's Disease 101
Matthew Wodziak, MD
Introduccion a la Enfermedad de Parkinson
Natalie Witek, MD
Parkinson's Disease 101: Non-Motor Symptoms
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
DBS: What is it and how can it help PD?
Christa Cooper, PA-C, MPH
Hallucinations in Parkinson’s Disease
Christopher Goetz, MD
Psychosocial Implications of Early Onset Parkinson's Disease
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Management of Motor Fluctuations and Dyskinesias in Parkinson’s Disease
Neepa Patel, MD
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: A Parkinson's Review
Alana Kirby, MD, PhD
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: Genetics of PD
Marc Rosenbaum, MS, CGC
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: The Latest Progress
Christopher Goetz, MD
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: Social Connection in PD
David Gonzalez, PhD, ABPP
Non-Motor Symptoms in Advanced Parkinson’s
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: Planning for the Future (Breakout)
Jori Fleisher, MD
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: Interventional Treatments (Breakout)
Christina Swan, MD, PhD and Neepa Patel, MD
Rush Parkinson's Conference 2024: Wearable Technologies (Breakout)
Pierpaolo Turcano, MD
Huntington's Disease
Caregiver Support and Resources
Samantha Lunde, LSW
Cognitive Symptoms in Huntington's Disease
Sharlet Anderson, PhD
Treatment for Huntington's Disease
Deborah Hall, MD, PhD
Medical Marijuana and CBD
Christa Cooper, PA-C, MMS, MPH
Research Update
Kathleen Shannon, MD
How to Get Through the Disability Process
Jeff Rabin, JD
An Introduction to Huntington's Disease
Neepa Patel, MD, and Richard G. Cole
Huntington's Disease Genetics Overview
Marc Rosenbaum, MS, CGC
Physical Therapy and Huntington's Disease
Nora Fritz, PhD, PT, DPT, NCS
Sleep Problems in Huntington's Disease
Victor Patron-Romero, MD
What is Palliative Care?
Christa Cooper, PA-C, MPH
2021 Huntington's Disease Research Updates
Deborah Hall, MD, PhD
Impulsivity, Guns and Suicide in Huntington's Disease
Samantha Patel, MD
Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Improving Patient Outcomes in Progressive Supranuclear Palsy
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE, and Katie Kompoliti, MD
Ask the Expert: Navigating Advancing Symptoms and Stages of PSP, CBD and MSA
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Lewy Body Dementia
Lewy Briefs: Telemedicine and LBD
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Introduction to Lewy Body Disease
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Lewy Briefs: Apathy & LBD
Deepal Shah-Zamora, MD
Unpacking Parkinsonism: Understanding Movement Changes in LBD
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Understanding Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. Jori Fleisher
Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE
Essential Tremor
Essential Tremor
Haley Feiler, PA-C