Find Physical, Occupational or Speech Therapist Clinicians: It is important to find a clinician who specializes in working with people with Parkinson’s Disease. Ask if your clinicians have experience with Parkinson’s Disease prior to scheduling your appointment.
- University Hospitals:
- LSVT Big and Loud is a program that certifies Physical, Occupation and Speech Therapists in their intensive program specifically designed for people with Parkinson’s Disease. Find a therapist in your area here:
- PWR!Moves trains Physical and Occupational Therapists for teaching group and individual settings. Find information about PWR!Moves here:
- SPEAK OUT! is an intensive Speech Therapy program specifically for people with Parkinson’s and Parkinsonianisms. Find a provider in your area here:
- Often, Speech Therapy Clinics at Universities in the area may offer free or reduced cost therapy. You’ll work with a student who is directly supervised by a license Speech Language Pathologist. Find out about services offered at the various clinics in the Northeast Ohio Region.
- Baldwin Wallace University Speech Therapy Clinic (Link: https://www.bw.edu/centers/speech-clinic/)
- Kent State University Speech Clinic : https://www.kent.edu/ehhs/hs/spa/speech-hearing-clinic
- Akron University: https://www.uakron.edu/sslpa/asc/
- Cleveland State University: https://health.csuohio.edu/speech-hearing-clinic/speech-and-hearing-clinic
- Case Western Reserve: https://case.edu/ech/articles/c/cleveland-hearing-and-speech-center