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@hopeful33250 I have been referred to physical therapy for my Parkinson's when first diagnosed I attended the Big therapy class. I am still trying to find the Loud part of the therapy for my speech but my doctor has not been able to find one offered close where I live. The boxing class I attend is also through Banner Neurology Wellness Center so they do provide all their classes to aid the Parkinson patients. I go there and just pay out of pocket because I feel safer having trained therapists monitoring me in case I take a fall. The Big class focused on how to prevent falling and if we go down how to do it safely and how to get yourself back up!

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@wkrebs59

I am glad to hear that you have had the Big therapy class. That sounds good. If you can get a referral to a speech therapist, you can get treated for the voice issues that accompany PD.

Beyond High C is a YouTube Channel that offers speech exercises for people with neurologically based speech problems. Here is one video: https://www.youtube.com/watch. There are other YouTube channels that offer voice exercises.

What type of voice problem are you experiencing? Do you have a soft voice, or are there also swallowing problems, or word-finding problems?