Program explores innovative treatments, exercise for Parkinson's

NEW BRITAIN – Hospital for Special Care is presenting, “Current Concepts in Integrative Treatments and Exercise for Parkinson’s Disease,” on Wednesday, May 16, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Topics will include innovative treatments and the role of exercise in treating and managing Parkinson’s disease. This free program will be held at Hospital for Special Care, 2150 Corbin Ave., in the Howey Conference Center on the lower level. The educational event is open to the public, particularly those with Parkinson’s disease, family members and caregivers.

Presenters will include Adam Simmons, MD, and J. Antonelle de Marcaida, MD. Simmons, who is board certified in neurology and integrative holistic medicine, is a movement disorders specialist with the Department of Neuromuscular Medicine and director of the Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center at Hospital for Special Care. De Marcaida, a board-certified neurologist, is the medical director of Chase Family Movement Disorders Center, Ayer Neuroscience Institute, Hartford HealthCare.

A light complimentary dinner will be served. Space is limited and registration is requested. To RSVP, call Hollie Randall, 860.827.4758 or email hrandall@hfsc.org.

Hospital for Special Care is a private, not-for-profit 228-bed rehabilitation long-term acute and chronic care hospital, widely-known and respected for its expertise in physical rehabilitation (including outpatient rehabilitation), respiratory care and medically-complex pediatrics. Special programs for spinal cord injuries, pulmonary rehabilitation, cardiac care, acquired brain injuries, stroke, ventilator management and geriatrics, make HSC an important regional resource for patients with special healthcare needs.