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Freedom to Dance

Armand Dieli and his granddaughter, Christine Kjellquist, share a passion for ballroom dancing. At age 89, he remains a graceful presence on any dance floor. This is particularly true when Christine - a professional ballroom dance instructor - is his partner. But nearly a decade ago, the Suffield resident noticed some changes. He feet trembled. His balance wasn't quite right. Doctors would later diagnose him with Parkinson’s Disease. Yet he continued to dance. In fact, dancing likely helped his body cope.

Deep Brain Stimulation: One Man's Second Chance

A diagnosis of Parkinson's disease in 2000 and its devastating progression over nearly two decades led Don Steele to a unique new treatment: Deep Brain Stimulation.

Helping People with Huntington's Disease

Huntington's disease is a devastating neurodegenerative condition without a cure. Dr. Joy Antonelle de Marcaida is Medical Director of the Chase Family Movement Disorders Center at Hartford HealthCare's Ayer Neuroscience Institute.

New Hope for Patients with Parkinson's, Essential Tremors

Hartford HealthCare recently became the first in Connecticut to offer the latest in Deep Brain Stimulation (DPS) technology. Dr. Patrick Senatus is the medical director of DBS at Hartford HealthCare's Ayer Neuroscience Institute.

New Technology Gives Hope to Movement Disorders Patients

Hartford HealthCare is the first in Connecticut and among the first in New England to offer the most advanced Deep Brain Stimulation technology for patients with Parkinson’s disease and essential tremor. Dr. Duarte Machado is with the Chase Movement Disorders Center to explain.

Parkinson's Disease

Deep Brain Stimulation to Treat Parkinson's

If medication isn't helping with your symptoms of Parkinson's disease, there is another treatment: deep brain stimulation. Learn more from neurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Senatus.

Facebook LIVE: Ask the Expert with Dr. Patrick Senatus

Neurosurgeon Dr. Patrick Senatus talks about deep brain stimulation as a way to treat Parkinson's disease and answers questions from our Facebook audience.

HealthCare Happenings - May 2017

Hartford’s best known fraternities are challenging one another to “take charge of their health” and join the ZERO prostate race at Dunkin Donuts park next month to raise awareness and fight prostate cancer with the Tallwood Urology & Kidney Institute. Hartford HealthCare forges a new partnership with GE to improve the patient experience. And the Chase Family Movement Disorder Center fights Parkinson's during Parkinson's Awareness Month.

HealthCare Happenings - March 2017

April is Parkinson's Awareness Month, and learn about the X Factor - Mazor X now at Hartford HealthCare. It's all part of our March 2017 roundup!

Essential Tremors: The Basics

Neurologist Dr. Duarte Machado, Associate Director of the David and Rhoda Chase Movement Disorders Center at Hartford HealthCare provides the basics on what it is and how it's treated.

Meet Mark J. Alberts: Neuroscience Institute

World-renowned neurologist Dr. Mark J. Alberts is the physician-in-chief for the new Hartford HealthCare Neuroscience Institute, which includes headache, stroke and movement disorder treatment - and so much more!

The Generosity of Donors

The Ayer Neuroscience Institute

The Hartford HealthCare Neuroscience Institute is state of the art care and research for headache, stroke, movement disorders and so much more!

A Night of Black & Red 2017

Take a peek behind the doors of the Bushnell at the 2017 Black & Red Gala, meet four patients whose lives has been transformed by the people and services of the Neuroscience Institute, and learn why F.A.S.T. may be the most important acronym you'll ever know.

Restless Leg Syndrome: The Basics

Dr. J. Antonelle De Marcaida from the Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center outlines Restless Leg Syndrome (RLS), which affects 4 million Americans!

Essential tremor

Essential tremor is eight times more prevalent than Parkinson's disease - and yet it is little talked about. Dr. Durate Machado is a movement disorders specialist.

New treatments for Parkinson's disease

There are new treatments for Parkinson's disease now available at the Hartford HealthCare Movement Disorders Center.

Parkinson's and dancing

Dancing can help with all kinds of movement disorders, including Parkinson's Disease!

Dancing with Parkinson's

A caregiver recalls her partner's love of dance and his determination to bring "Dancing with Parkinson's" to Hartford HealthCare's new Movement Disorders Center in Vernon.

New approaches to Parkinson's Disease

Dance and reiki as part of treating Parkinson's disease? Yes! It's all part of the new Movement Disorders Center, part of the Hartford HealthCare Neuroscience Institute. J. Antonelle de Marcaida, M.D. is the Center's director.

Billy Ciotto: Living with Parkinson's disease

Former Connecticut state senator Billy Ciotto doesn't let Parkinson's disease rule his life! That's because treatment for Parkinson's disease has changed dramatically in the last decade-- bringing hope, life and movement to so many diagnosed with this disease - including Billy.