PARKINSON ASSOCIATION OF NORTHERN CALIFORNIA
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​ParkinsonWISE®-- Building a bridge between medical care
and local community fitness and wellness professionals
to help people with Parkinson's disease (PD)
Click Here for a List of ParkinsonWISE® Trained Professionals
WHAT : PANC's goal for ParkinsonWISE®  is to improve the quality of life for people with Parkinson's, their families an care partners by making meaningful fitness and wellness services available in their neighborhoods. We feel that educating these professionals about PD with programs like ParkinsonWISE® allows the medical and non-medical professional communities to begin building a bridge toward better patient outcomes. 
WHO : Non-medical professionals with various exercise and movement background including: personal trainers; massage therapists; yoga, Pilates, tai chi, and dance instructors; Rock Steady Boxing coaches; PWR! certified instructors; swim coaches, etc.
WHY : Exercise and movement are especially effective in delaying the progression of PD symptoms, in reducing the impact of symptoms, and increasing general well-being. The ideal is to have comprehensive and ongoing exercise and movement services available both in the medical setting and in the community at large. The challenge is having educated professionals in the community who are familiar with the multi-faceted issues faced by people with Parkinson's disease and can be effective additions to the patient's total treatment team. 
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HOW : PANC, partnering with Kaiser Permanente Neuroscience, developed ParkinsonWISE® as an educational symposium for non-medical fitness and wellness experts. After attending a training, these non-medical professionals receive a ParkinsonWISE® certificate of attendance and can bring their expertise to people with Parkinson's. 

ParkinsonWISE® trained professionals are listed on our website so that patients, care partners, and medical professionals can easily locate them. They also receive a certificate of attendance, lanyard pin, and easy reference card on the various symptoms of people with Parkinson's and optimal exercises. 

WHEN : ParkinsonWISE® are scheduled periodically throughout Northern California.
​Please e-mail us by clicking Here  if you are interested in having a presentation in your area. 
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​Thank you to the following individuals who developed the ParkinsonWISE program and forever changed lives for the better: Erin Vestal PT, DPT,NCS; Suketu Khandhar MD; Nancy Kretz RN, JD; Marianne Oliphant; Jeanine Perry PT; Christine Shade PT, DPT, NCS

​Our Mission

​The Parkinson Association of Northern California is an organization dedicated to enhancing the lives of people with Parkinson's, their families, and care partners throughout our region. 

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Email: panc@panctoday.org
Parkinson Association of Northern California
Mailing Address:  1024 Iron Point Road, #1046
​Folsom, CA 95630


Phone: (916) 357-6641
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  • PANC Home
  • About Us
    • Staff
    • Board of Directors
    • Medical Advisory Panel
    • Privacy Policy
    • Annual Report & 990's
  • Contact Us
  • About Parkinson's
    • Recently Diagnosed
    • PD Carepartners
    • Clinical Trials
    • Exercise!
    • Helpful Resources
    • PD Webinars & Classes
    • Guide to Specialist
    • Local Transportation Information
    • Reflections from the Parkinson's Community
    • Articles
  • Ways to Support
    • Donate Online
    • Donate by Mail or Phone
    • Sponsorships
    • CAREPARTNER RESPITE SUPPORT
    • Be A Sustaining Donor
    • Planned Giving
    • AmazonSmile
    • Become a Support Group Facilitator
    • Other Ways to Give
  • Programs
    • Support Groups
    • Respite Care
    • Parkinsonwise
    • Parkinsonwise Trained Professionals
    • Rebuilding Together
    • Other PD Support Groups in CA
    • Shelter in place series
    • 2017 Conference Video
    • 2019 Conference
    • CA PD Registry 9/20 Conference Video
  • DONATE
  • Newsletter
  • Español
  • 2020 Conference
  • Other PD classes/events
    • Brian Grant Foundation 1/12/21 + Feb events
    • Davis Phinney Foundation 1/19/21 Speech/Voice & PD, 2/20 Newly Diagnosed
    • Family Caregiver Alliance Webinair Hospice Care 1/27/21
    • World Parkinson Coalition Sing -a-Long, 1-12 Research 1/14 + 1/26 Deep Brain Stim 1/21
  • PANC Events
    • Virtual ParkinsonWISE Training 1/16/20
    • Coming September 18, 2021 - 5th Annual Robert G Smith Walk to Cancel Out Parkinson's
    • Save the date-10/23/21 2021 PANC Annual Confernce