Our WWSPT staff has also been certified in the LSVT® BIG exercise treatment protocol which was developed specifically to address the unique movement impairments for people with Parkinson disease is based on the principle that the brain can learn and change (neuroplasticity). It has been formulated from an existing program to help with speech for people with PD called the Lee Silverman Voice Treatment (LSVT). The protocol is both intensive and complex, with many repetitions of core movements that are used in daily living. This type of practice is necessary to optimize learning and carryover of your better movement into everyday life!
Forward Step and Reach—Start BIG, Step Forward BIG, End BIG
Backward Step and Reach—Start BIG, Step Back & Reach Back BIG, End BIG
Forward Rock and Reach—Rock Forward & Reach BIG, Rock Back & Reach BIG
Sideways Step and Reach—Start BIG, Step Sideways BIG, End BIG
