Acorda therapeutics, inc. launches new tool for people with parkinson’s to improve communication about off periods

Acorda therapeutics, inc. announced the launch of the do tell your doctor tool, a new online questionnaire designed to help people with parkinson’s (pwps) and their care partners better identify and articulate their symptoms. off periods, or the re-emergence of parkinson’s symptoms, can be difficult to describe because they differ from person to person, and often from day to day. incomplete communication about symptoms is an ongoing barrier to providing optimal care to pwps. the do tell your doctor tool, which can be accessed at livewelldotell.org, offers a visual guide and glossary to help pwps and their care partners recognize and record their troublesome symptoms, with the intent of fostering better dialogue with their healthcare provider. the do tell your doctor tool, part of acorda’s live well. do tell. program, aims to help initiate effective conversations about off periods between pwps and their healthcare providers. the tool was developed with input from a multi-disciplinary steering committee of parkinson’s community leaders. it also underwent beta testing and received feedback from members of inmotion, a nonprofit wellness center in cleveland, ohio, that offers a variety of evidence-based exercise, creative movement, support and education programs free of charge to pwps and their care partners.
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