RESOURCES
Endeavor Parkinsonology is committed to providing the Fort Worth community with information regarding resources for People with Parkinson’s disease and their loved ones. Below are wellness, rehabilitation, and other health care related resource located in Fort Worth and the immediate surrounding areas. These entities are not sponsored or supported by Endeavor Parkinsonology, rather their contact details are provided as an informational resource to serve the Fort Worth Community.
EXERCISE CLASSES FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE
BOXING
See the following video on Boxing for people with PD from the Michael J. Fox Foundation: bit.ly/2G2xNGl
Big Heart Center for Parkinson’s Wellness
217 Harwood Rd., Suite 215
Bedford, TX 76021
Phone: 817-393-7740
Fax: 682-334-7510
Services offered: Physical Therapy (LSVT BIG, PWR!, dry needling, balance and falls, Slip Trainer, etc.)
Speech Therapy (LSVT LOUD, Speak Out!, specialized cognition training, etc.)
Group classes: Cardio, Rock Steady Boxing, Balance Boot Camp, PWR! Moves, PWR! Circuit, voice and cognition classes coming in April
Nutrition and Lifestyle Medicine Consults
We offer in person, virtual or home visits.
Dr. Alison Geymer, PT, DPT
Becky Morgan, CCC-SLP
Punching Out Parkinson’s
Paulie Ayala’s University of Hard Knocks Gym
7616 Camp Bowie West
Fort Worth, TX 76116
(817) 731-4665
www.punchingoutparkinsons.org
Rock Steady Boxing Affiliates – DFW
UFC Gym North Richland Hills
9155 Blvd 25
North Richland Hills TX 76180
Rick Gonzales
(817) 323-9127
ufcgymnrh@rsbaffiliate.com
$69/month
Robson Ranch
9416 Ed Robson Circle
Denton, TX 76207
Wally Sagui
940-465-1008
wally.sagui@gmail.com
$5/class
9Round Fitness 10+ locations in F.W.
900 S. Main Street, Suite 340
Keller, Texas 76248
(817) 929-8913
www.9round.com/fitness/keller-tx-x4848
Contact James Riddle (817) 675-3412
$20/month
RockBox Fitness Southlake
Rock Steady Boxing
100 North Kimball Ave, Suite 105
Southlake, TX 76092
Mallory Spoonts, PT, DPT
(214) 206-4252
Southlake@rsbaffiliate.com
CYCLING
See the following web post on Cycling for people with PD from Bicycling.com: www.bicycling.com/news/g20011415/-16/
Pedaling for Parkinson’s
Airport Area YMCA
3524 Central Drive
Bedford, TX 76021
(817) 571-3371
www.ymcafw.org/locations/airport-area-ymca
Contact Michael Drapper Director: mdraper@ymcafw.org
Classes run for 12 weeks beginning each April
Free
Win the War Against Parkinson (WWAP) Spin Class
Cyclone Indoor Cycling Experience
1724 E. Broad Street, Suite 100
Mansfield, TX 76063
(817) 769-2723
www.cycloneindoorcycling.com
YOGA
Elemental Yoga Therapy
714 W Magnolia Ave,
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Contact: Michael Dardanes
630-269-4450
michael@elementalyogatherapy.com
Tribe Wellness
100 N. Cottonwood Drive, Suite 018
Richardson, TX 75080
Contact: Dr. Michael Braitsch
214-702-6559
tribewellnessllc@gmail.com
DANCE
See the following web article on Dancing for people with PD from Stanford University: stan.md/2HYgJTR
Dance for Parkinson’s
Classes held at Texas Health Harris Methodist Hospital Fort Worth
1301 Pennsylvania Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(817) 250-2000
GENERAL EXERCISE
See the following video on the benefits of Exercise for people with PD from the Michael J. Fox Foundation: bit.ly/2DPuVdu
Fort Worth Balance Therapy Center
Dr. Valerie Johnson, PT, DPT specializing in Parkinson’s, imbalance, and dizziness
Virtual & In-home visits, group exercise classes, online classes for PD
Fort Worth, Texas 76107
Website: www.balancetherapytoday.com
Phone: (214) 356-8123
Email: Valerie@balancetherapyllc.com
Parkinson’s Support Group of Tarrant County Exercise Class
Classes held at Broadway Baptist Church
305 W. Broadway Avenue
Fort Worth, TX 76104
(682) 216-7947
www.psgtc.org
FREE!
Tribe Wellness
100 N. Cottonwood Drive, Suite 018
Richardson, TX 75080
Contact: Dr. Michael Braitsch
214-702-6559
tribewellnessllc@gmail.com
Clear Cut Ortho Rehab & Diagnostics
1001 12th Ave #201
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Contact: Ken Wheeler
817-286-4818
info@clearcutortho.com
VOICE / SPEECH / SWALLOWING
See the following web article on voice, speech, and swallowing in people with PD from the Michael J. Fox Foundation: https://www.michaeljfox.org/understanding-parkinsons/living-with-pd/topic.php?speech-swallowing
Miller Speech & Hearing Clinic
TCU – Davies School of Communication Sciences & Disorders
3305 West Cantey Street
Fort Worth, TX 76129
Phone: (817) 257-7620
Website: harriscollege.tcu.edu/centers-institutes/miller-speech-hearing-clinic
Beth Watson-Sharp, MS, CCC-SLP
Coordinator, Speech-Language Pathology
Harris Methodist Hospital
1301 Pennsylvania Ave
Fort Worth, TX 76104
Phone: (817) 250-3156
Email: BethWatson@TexasHealth.org
a Tempo Voice Center
6300 Ridglea Place Suite 617
Fort Worth, TX 76116
Phones: 817-377-9900 or 817-262-3773
Website: http://www.atempovoicecenter.com/
Email: atempovoicecenter@gmail.com
Parkinson Voice Project
646 North Coit Road, Suite 2250
Richardson, Texas 75080
Phones: 833-375-6500 or 469-375-6500
Website: https://parkinsonvoiceproject.org/
Email: CONTACT@ParkinsonVoiceProject.org
SUPPORT GROUPS
Harris Methodist Hospital – Parkinson’s Support Group
The support group meets from 3 to 4 p.m. on the second Thursday of every month at the Heart Center South Classroom (Classroom S). For more information, call Beth Watson at (817) 250-2760.
Parkinson’s Support Group of Tarrant County
Exercise classes are held on Tuesday and Friday mornings at 10:30 AM in Broadway Baptist Church, 305 W Broadway, Fort Worth, Texas, 76104. The Caregivers Support Group meets on the 2nd and 4th Fridays of the month at the same time as the exercise class. The Hurst-Euless-Bedford exercise class starts at 12:30 on the second Tuesday of the month, with an educational meeting at 1:30 followed by a sharing and caring session for the caregivers and those with Parkinson’s at the Bedford Public Library 2424 Forest Ridge Drive.
Contact: info@psgtc.org
Phone: Steve Smith (817) 821-7269
Phone: Vicky Stringer (817) 991-3741
Website: www.psgtc.org
NEUROLOGISTS
Leila Bostan Shirin, MD
Tarrant Neurology Consultants
713 Grainger Street
Fort Worth, TX 76104
817-336-3968
Dr. Shirin completed a fellowship in movement disorders at UT Southwestern
Madhavi Thomas, MD
North Texas Movement Disorders Institute
6100 Harris Pkwy, Ste 380
Fort Worth, TX 76132
214-701-3145
Dr. Thomas completed a fellowship in movement disorders at the Baylor College of Medicine
Halim Fadil, MD
Texas Health Resources
Neurology and Movement Disorders Center of North Texas
801 W Road to Six Flags St Ste 127
Arlington, TX 76012
(817) 697-8000
Dr. Fadil completed a neurology fellowship at the University of California – Davis School of Medicine
Jerome Lisk, MD
MD Neurology
4931 Long Prairie Rd, Ste 100
Flower Mound, TX 75028
972-420-9200
Dr. Lisk completed a fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Texas at Houston
Syed Hussain, MD
Kane Hall Barry Neurology
41305 Airport Freeway, Ste 205
Bedford, TX 76021
817-267-6290
Dr. Hussain completed a fellowship in movement disorders at the University of Iowa
Mary Quiceno, MD, FAAN
UNT Health Science Center
855 Montgomery Street
Fort Worth, TX 76107
(817) 735-0329
Dr. Quiceno specializes in Lewey Body Dementia in Parkinson’s.
Shilpa Chitnis, MD, Ph.D.
UT Health East Texas Neurological Institute
700 Olympic Plaza, Suite 904
Tyler, TX 75701
903-535-6092
Dr. Chitnis completed fellowship training in movement disorders at Louisiana State University Medical Center.
Padraig O’Suilleabhain, MD
Peter O’Donnell Jr. Brain Institute
UT Southwestern Medical Center
Department of Neurology
James W. Aston Ambulatory Care Center
5303 Harry Hines Blvd., 8th Floor
Dallas, Texas 75390
214-645-8800
Charlece Hughes, DO
Clinical Neuroscience Pa Group Practice
1307 8th Ave #408
Fort Worth, TX 76104
817-921-4191
Dr. Hughes treats Parkinson’s and is Deep Brain Stimulator certified.
NEUROPSYCHOLOGISTS / PSYCHIATRISTS / PSYCHOLOGISTS
Scott Winter, MD
UNTHSC Health Pavilion
855 Montgomery St.,4th Floor
Ft. Worth, TX. 76107
April R. Wiechmann, PhD
UNTHSC Health Pavilion
855 Montgomery St.,4th Floor
Ft. Worth, TX. 76107
James R. Hall PhD
UNTHSC Health Pavilion
855 Montgomery St.,4th Floor
Ft. Worth, TX. 76107
CHIROPRACTORS
Jamienne Price
Mindful Chiropractic
580 Decker Drive Suite 201
Irving, TX, 75062
(972) 998-4100
mindfulcw.com