Integrative Interventions Presents Practitioner Webinar on the Progression of Parkinson Disease

April 13, 2009 - PRLog -- Integrative Therapeutics, Inc. (ITI®), the manufacturer and distributor of natural medicines, supports educational excellence by sponsoring Integrative Intervention’s Working Doctor Seminar Series (WDSS) . The WDSS provides professional, third-party educational seminars for the working doctor, at no charge, with easy online access - 24 hours a day. In the seminars, experts present evidence-based classic and contemporary interventions that positively impact patients and practice. The latest presentation, Progression of Parkinson Disease, is given by Abraham Lieberman, MD.
In this WDSS, Dr. Lieberman, the former Medical Director of the Parkinson Research Foundation, discusses the risk factors, causes, and consequences of Parkinson Disease. He also shares insights about the latest research on movement therapy and nutritional therapy he’s gained from over twenty years of study in the field. Dr. Lieberman’s comprehensive, dedicated approach can easily be incorporated into a practice to help patients maintain physical functioning and even slow the progression of Parkinson Disease
Feedback forms allow practitioners the ability to communicate with the WDSS presenter.

One million Americans are affected by Parkinson Disease (PD) and 60,000 new patients are diagnosed each year.  60 percent of patients are age 60 or over and about 15 percent develop PD before the age of 40.  
Parkinson Disease accelerates a loss of neurons in a region of the brain called the substantia nigra. The loss of these neurons stops production of the neurotransmitter dopamine and impairs mobility as a result.

Practitioners can sign up on www.WorkingDoctor.com to receive monthly email updates on upcoming topics. For more information send am email to info@workingdoctor.com or call 800.917.3695.

# # #

Dr. Abraham Lieberman, MD is a former Professor of Neurology at New York University Medical School and past Medical Director of the Parkinson Research Foundation. He is the author of two best-selling books on Parkinson’s disease, including Shaking Up Parkinson Disease and 100 Questions & Answers on Parkinson Disease, and an expert on movement therapy and nutritional therapy, especially the neurological benefits of CoQ10.