Parkinson's Books
We are proud to offer some suggested reading related to Parkinson's Disease. The following are books that we put our stamp on!
A Son's Journey
Dr. George Ackerman
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A Son’s Journey from Parkinson’s Disease Caregiver to Advocate. This book is, first, a memoir of and praise for my mother, Sharon, who was my best friend through both our lives and explores her journey with PD.
An empty seat
Dr. George Ackerman
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An Empty Seat at the Table is a behind-the-scenes look at the obstacles faced in my journey and a call for those left behind to continue to use their voices to fight this disease in the name of those lost to PD so they will never be forgotten. It is also a compilation of interviews in memory of loved ones lost to PD and artwork by Parkinson’s artists as a way to visualize the struggles of the loss of our loved ones and the difficulty that we sometimes face advocating in their memory.
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Policing and Parkinson’s Disease: Encounters, Training, and the Need for Awareness
Dr. George Ackerman
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Policing and Parkinson’s Disease: Encounters, Training, and the Need for Awareness. People with Parkinson’s disease (PD) and police often have unpleasant interactions that result from officers’ lack of awareness of the symptoms, for example, when tremors are mistaken for inebriation.
Sports & Slowing the Progression PD
Dr. George Ackerman
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Collection of Personal Stories & Research
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Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise
Kristine meldrum
Recommended by top neruologist worldwide, the award-winning book Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise has already made a significant difference in the lives of many people with Parkinson's disease (PD). If you have PD and are seeking ways to reduce your symptoms, this book is a valuable resource for you. It meticulously explains how one must work out for specific types of exercise, such as aerobic and strength training for those with Parkinson's Disease (PD), offering you a path to a better quality of life.
This book provides instructions based on the latest scientific studies by world-renowned Parkinson's experts, Parkinson's Exercise Recommendations, and the author's advice on making your own "PD Exercise Cocktail Plan™." The many detailed chapters and appendixes will also serve as a resource to guide you throughout your PD journey, providing you with a credible and effective roadmap.
Embark on a journey of hope and inspiration as you read over 20 stories of people with PD who have used the exercise protocols in this book to reduce their symptoms and help slow the progression of their disease. With Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise, you'll discover how to use exercise as a powerful therapy to help manage, stabilize, and reduce symptoms, improve your quality of life, and enhance your overall well-being. Start fighting back against PD today with this comprehensive and motivating book.
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Ending Parkinson's
Drs. Ray Dorsey and Michael Okun
Brain diseases are now the world's leading source of disability. The fastest growing of these is Parkinson's: the number of impacted patients has doubled to more than six million over the last twenty-five years and is projected to double again by 2040. Harmful pesticides that increase the risk of Parkinson's continue to proliferate, many people remain undiagnosed and untreated, research funding has stagnated, and the most effective treatment is now a half century old.
In Ending Parkinson's Disease, four top experts provide a plan to help prevent Parkinson's, improve care and treatment, and end the silence associated with this devastating disease. This is an indispensable guide for patients, families, clinicians, scientists, politicians, and activists.
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The Parkinson's Plan: A New Path to Prevention and Treatment
Drs. Ray Dorsey and Michael Okun
In The Parkinson’s Plan, two doctors on the cutting edge of Parkinson’s research detail the steps necessary to prevent, slow, and treat this debilitating condition. They show readers how to prevent the disease through the food we eat, the water we drink, the air we breathe, and the lifestyles we live. They introduce the “Parkinson’s 25,” the most detailed checklist ever created to allow anyone to lower their risk of Parkinson’s. They interview the world’s top scientists, clinicians, and thought leaders in the Parkinson’s field to offer a detailed plan for treatment that includes cutting-edge methods and recent technological and medical advances.
The Parkinson’s Plan takes the next step in winning the battle against Parkinson’s, presenting a clear road map with the strategies and tactics necessary to create a world where the disease is increasingly rare and the treatments are more successful.
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How to Build a PD Exercise Cocktail Plan: A Professional’s Companion Guidebook to Parkinson's: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise
Kristine Meldrum
The PD Exercise Cocktail Plan™ is a research-driven method for designing personalized Parkinson’s exercise plans that improve symptoms, help slow disease progression, and enhance quality of life.
Exercise is one of the most powerful tools available for managing Parkinson’s disease—but effective exercise requires the right structure, intensity, and progression.
From the eight-time award-winning author of Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise, this professional guidebook provides a clear, research-driven framework for designing Parkinson’s-specific exercise programs.
If you read Parkinson’s: How to Reduce Symptoms Through Exercise, this companion guidebook takes the next step. People living with Parkinson’s disease can bring this guidebook directly to their coach, trainer, therapist, or rehabilitation team as a practical tool for developing a personalized Parkinson’s-specific exercise plan.
Recommended by leading neurologists and Parkinson’s researchers nationwide, this book teaches trainers, clinicians, and medical fitness professionals how to design effective exercise programs that improve strength, mobility, and confidence for people with Parkinson’s disease.
OH crap! It's Parkinson's
A rebel's guide to Taking back control of your life
Sara Whittingham, MD
Written with clarity, compassion, and lived authority, Oh Crap! It’s Parkinson’s is a steady guide for navigating the shock, fear, and uncertainty that follow diagnosis—and for finding a way forward that is rooted in strength, not surrender.
It begins in a place many people recognize: that moment when the future suddenly looks different, certainty slips, and your brain starts asking questions you never wanted to Google at 2 a.m.
From there, this book walks with you.
Blending personal experience with accessible medical insight, it helps you understand what’s happening in your body while also tackling something just as important—how to rebuild a life that still feels like yours.
Along the way, you’ll find:
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Clear explanations of Parkinson’s and what it means for daily life
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Practical ways to regain a sense of control
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Perspective on identity, purpose, and moving forward without losing yourself
The tone is honest, grounded, and occasionally a little defiant—because sometimes the most appropriate response to Parkinson’s is exactly what you’re thinking: oh crap.
Whether you are newly diagnosed, supporting someone you love, or trying to make sense of what comes next, this book meets you where you are and helps you take the next step.
