Other PD Organizations

American Parkinson Disease Association

Provides information on support groups, treatment options, and health-care facilities across the United States.

Bachmann-Strauss Dystonia & Parkinson Foundation
Works to encourage new research and scientists in the fields of dystonia and Parkinson's disease, and to heighten awareness about these movement disorders.

Davis Phinney Foundation

The Davis Phinney Foundation was founded by retired cyclist Davis Phinney following his diagnosis with Parkinson’s disease at age 40. His goal was to create an organization that would inspire and inform people living with Parkinson’s through funding of exercise and speech programs; and, encouragement of those impacted by the disease to celebrate the daily victories in their lives.

National Parkinson Foundation
Offers extensive treatment information and news about Parkinson's for patients and caregivers.

Northwest Parkinson's Foundation
A nonprofit that seeks to make the Pacific Northwest a leading center for the study and treatment of movement disorders. It helps fund the Booth Gardner Parkinson's Care Center in Kirkland, Wash.

Parkinson Association of the Rockies
The Parkinson Association of the Rockies provides direct services to people with Parkinson's disease and their families (adaptive aids, emotional support, respite care), and educates and raises awareness of the special needs of people with Parkinson's among the community and health care workers with the goal of improving the quality of life for the patient and the family.

Parkinson's Action Network (PAN)
An advocacy-oriented nonprofit that seeks to increase awareness about Parkinson's and to educate policy makers as to the importance of federal research funding on the disease, among other goals.

Parkinson's Disease Foundation (PDF)
Promotes and helps fund research into the causes of and cure for Parkinson's and for better treatment of symptoms.

The Parkinson Alliance
Raises funds, largely through partnerships and matching fund affiliations, for research into the causes of and potential cures for Parkinson's.

The University of Florida Center for Movement Disorders and Neurorestoration
The Center is founded on the philosophy that integrated, interdisciplinary care is the most effective approach for patients with movement disorders and disorders involving a group of circuits in the brain called the basal ganglia. The Center delivers motor, cognitive and behavioral diagnoses as well as various treatments all in one centralized location. Care is coordinated and provided by leading specialists from many advanced medical and surgical services.

We Move
A comprehensive resource for movement disorder information and the hub of movement disorder activities on the web.

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