Notes:
Page 48
Parkinsons 2016
December 05-07, 2016
Volume 6 Issue 6(Suppl)
J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism
ISSN: 2161-0460 JADP, an open access journal
conferenceseries
.com
December 05-07, 2016 Phoenix, USA
2
nd
International Conference on
Parkinson’s Disease & Movement Disorders
Steven J. Szydlowski, J Alzheimers Dis Parkinsonism 2016, 6:6(Suppl)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4172/2161-0460.C1.024Holistics Support Services for Individual's with Movement Disorders
Steven J. Szydlowski
University of Scranton, USA
T
he use of holistic therapies in physical and behavioral medicine continues to expand nationally. Research supports the
use of holistic therapies to improve health outcomes related to back pain, arthritis, and depression to name a few. This
case study presentation demonstrates application of holistic therapies for individuals with physical ailments and movement
disorders in an integrative medicine clininc in Northeast Pennsylvania. The holistic clinical team approach is discussed. The
presenter provides the historical evolution of the clinic and desribes how the clinical protocols where developed. The presenter
will also discuss how community-based engagement efforts where used to support individuals with movement disorders
beyond physical medicine to include behavioral health. The findings suggest that holistic therapies do support quality of life
and positive health outcomes when combined with traditional approaches to care for individual with movement therapies.
Biography
Steven J. Szydlowski has completed his Doctorate of Health Administration in 2007 from the Medical University of South Carolina and Master of Business
Administration and Master of Health Administration from the University of Scranton. He is the director of the Master of Health Administration at the University of
Scranton. He has published more than 40 papers in reputed journals, presented at over 100 national and international conferences, and has been serving as an
editorial board member of repute. He research agena focuses on population health, integrative medicine, and global health. He has over fifteen years of health
care administration.
steven.szydlowski@scranton.edu