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

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

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

Understanding Lewy Body Dementia with Dr. Jori Fleisher

Jori Fleisher, MD, MSCE