Meeting | Topics: 1)Updates in Movement Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease Research at MUSC – Speaker: Dr. Christine Cooper 2) Rock Steady Boxing Presentation 3) Opportunity to speak with Dr. “Jay” Sambangi
Updates in Movement Disorders/Parkinson’s Disease Research at MUSC
Dr. Christine Cooper is a board-certified neurologist with a specialty in Movement Disorders. Dr. Cooper received her medical degree from the University of Florida with honors in clinical research. She went on to complete her neurology residency at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center/Harvard University, followed by a fellowship in movement disorders at Pennsylvania Hospital/University of Pennsylvania. Clinically, Dr. Cooper sees patients with all Movement Disorders, including Parkinson’s disease, Multiple System Atrophy, Progressive Supranuclear Palsy, Corticobasal Syndrome, tremor, dystonia, dyskinesia, ataxia, tics, and chorea. As part of the treatments offered, Dr. Cooper performs botulinum toxin injections for Movement Disorders patients, as well as pre- and post- care for surgical therapies such as Deep Brain Stimulation and Focused Ultrasound.
Dr. Cooper is director of the MUSC Neurology Clinical Trials Unit, which provides opportunities for South Carolina patients to participate in the latest industry and foundation-sponsored research to evaluate the latest diagnostic tests, medications, and therapies. In addition, Dr. Cooper’s own research lab is focused on evaluating diagnostic biomarkers, neuroimaging markers, and novel noninvasive neuromodulation techniques to improve the understanding of Movement Disorders.
We will discuss ongoing and upcoming research for Parkinson’s disease and Movement Disorders at MUSC and nationally.
Research participation can vary from observational studies, to new medications and therapies.
We will discuss current research opportunities and how to get in touch with our research team.
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Brief Presentation: Rock Steady Boxing
Presenters: Rock Steady Boxing Irmo
3541 Dreher Shoals Road
Irmo, SC 29063
Tel. # (803) 575-0549
Rock Steady Boxing is a non-contact boxing program designed specifically for people with Parkinson’s disease. It aims to improve quality of life through exercises that enhance balance, strength, agility, and overall fitness. Rock Steady Boxing is not just boxing, it is specifically designed to address Parkinson’s symptoms such as slow or small movements, imbalance, stiffness, flexed posture, and respiratory weakness. Our scientifically based curriculum can be adapted to any level of Parkinson’s.
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Please also note: at our August 16th meeting, we will have a PGY-3 Neurology Resident doctor at USC Columbia, Jaydeep (“Jay”) Sambangi, MD, visiting with us. He is very interested in better understanding Parkinson’s Disease, and the people it affects, from the patients’ perspective. If any of our support group members who are PD patients would feel comfortable talking one-on-one with Dr. Sambangi during the time following the formal presentation section of the meeting, he would greatly appreciate it. This is a great opportunity to help a doctor enhance his formal training by talking with him about your lived experience, so we hope several of you will be willing to sit and talk with him.