SKANEATELES | Dr. Shelly Kraetz of Kraetz Physical Therapy recently earned certification to administer LSVT BIG, an intensive treatment program developed specifically for individuals suffering from ...

Research on LSVT BIG has documented improved ratings on tests of motor functioning in people with Parkinson's disease following treatment. Improvements include faster walking with bigger steps, ...

Empowering Movement: An LSVT BIG Certified clinician guides a patient through an exercise with Activator® poles, enhancing balance, stability, and mobility for improved quality of life. Together, ...

Two therapists at Life Care Center of Hixson recently earned certification in LSVT BIG, a physical therapy intervention to combat the effects of Parkinson’s disease. Leanne Salt-Carbone, physical ...

Editor's note: An earlier version of this story incorrectly identified the length of the program. BRIDGEWATER -- Parkinson’s robs people of the ability to control their movements, but some patients in ...

Yvonne Gibson has Parkinson’s Disease, a progressive neurological disorder affecting more than 1.5 million Americans. But she’s taking therapeutic steps now in a program called LSVT BIG to slow ...

Big arms! Big steps! Big fingers! In the course of a 60-minute workout, physiotherapist Brittany Bennett prefaced almost every instruction to Michael Kissam with the word “big,” before modeling the ...

In speech pathologist Terri Walsh’s Portsmouth office on a Thursday afternoon, a 71-year-old man is singing. Taking a deep breath, he exhales a loud “Ahh” and holds it for as long he can. After seven ...