About this episode

A conversation with John Lehr about Parkinson's Disease, including its causes, symptoms, and treatment options.

Conversation w/ John Lehr, President/CEO, Parkinson’s Foundation, about causes, signs/ symptoms, diagnosis/treatment options, approaches to manage symptoms and maintain active lifestyles, and recent research findings about causes and treatments.

People in this episode

Host: Cheryl Beversdorf

Guest: John Lehr

Topics covered

• Parkinson's Disease
• symptoms
• treatment options
• active lifestyles
• research findings

Keywords

• Parkinson's Disease
• John Lehr
• treatment
• symptoms
• research
• active lifestyle

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Parkinson’s Foundation

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