Association activities
The Parkinson's Association in Israel has been working since 1993 for Parkinson's sufferers and their families. The association offers a wide variety of activities, including an accompanying program for new contestants, running support groups for contestants and family members, a wide variety of activities to preserve abilities and provide tools for self-management of the disease, sports and leisure activities in branches throughout the country and online, subsidized rehabilitation activities in a wide variety of bodies and institutions, Conferences and seminars and more.
Accompanying new contestants
The Parkinson's Association in Israel offers support and personal guidance to new contestants - up to two years from the discovery of the disease. The association has trained "fellow companions" - veteran contestants who accompany new contestants (up to two years after the diagnosis) so that they will help in the first steps in dealing with Parkinson's.
The escort provides an address for questions and receiving relevant information from fellow escorts who are veterans, thus reducing uncertainty and formulating an appropriate lifestyle and tools for self-management of the disease.
Please note, you must join as a member of an association to receive an escort.
For more details and to request a colleague, click - Support and accompaniment project for new Parkinson's contenders
Soon the association will launch the "Directions" program for members of the association which will include a rehabilitation envelope for continuous physical activity - the 12-week challenge, accompanying a new contestant, joining the community, support workshops and assistance in exercising rights.
Support groups
The association operates support groups for contestants aged 55 and over, groups for young Parkinson's contestants as well as groups for spouses of veteran contestants. The groups deal with dealing with the disease, its impact on daily life and creating a beneficial lifestyle to maintain abilities. They also deal with the emotional consequences, the impact on family members and more. Participating in support groups makes it possible to share knowledge and learn from other contestants or spouses who experience similar and different challenges, as well as create connections to alleviate the feeling of dealing alone.
For more information – Support groups for those dealing with Parkinson's and their spouses
Branches and departments
The Parkinson's Association in Israel has branches throughout the country where sports and leisure activities are held for the contestants. For the list of branches, classes and activities in each branch as well as contact details of the managers - Parkinson association branches.
In addition, the Parkinson's Association offers a variety of classes delivered online as part of Parkint, such as Feldenkrais, yoga, Pilates, Chi Kung, fitness training and physiotherapy, guided imagination, improving voice and speech, improving and preserving cognition, dance and movement and more.
For complete information on the classes, types of appointments and registration - Parquet
In addition, the association encourages the operation of "active communities" - communities that are active in physical and social activities, and subsidizes the activities, such as table tennis (ping pong) classes. The Parkinson's Association in Israel initiates the establishment of table tennis clubs all over the country, an activity that helps slow down the progression of the disease. Today, about 300 players are active in the association nationwide. For information and joining - Ping Pong Parkinson
The variety of "active communities" in dance classes, hydrotherapy, swimming, sailing, communities in rehabilitation centers and more can be seen in the benefit club of the association.
The benefits club
The Parkinson's association established the benefit club for the benefit of the contestants, within which members of the association can enjoy rehabilitation and physiotherapy treatments, a Parkinson's symptom analysis service, sports and leisure classes and more, at subsidized prices. Entrance to the benefits club
conferences and seminars
The Parkinson's Association in Israel produces a Parkinson's conference once a year in collaboration with the Opzine Center for the Treatment and Prevention of Parkinson's at Tel Aviv University. The first conference took place in April 2021 and since then has been held every year (face-to-face or online). The conference includes expert lectures, active workshops for contestants, an exhibition of contestant artists and more.
In addition, the association holds seminars (usually a summer seminar and a winter seminar) for contestants and spouses.
Webinars, lectures and articles
The association regularly holds webinars and lectures on various topics related to Parkinson's disease, new treatments, coping with the disease and more.
To watch the webinars
In addition to webinars and lectures, the Parkinson's Association produces and makes available extensive information to read about Parkinson's disease, treatment options, preservation of abilities, mental coping and more on the association's website.
to the experts' blog
to the articles page
My Parkinson's journey
The Parkinson Association is happy to give the contestants a platform to share their personal story of dealing with Parkinson's disease, songs and more.
Click to read travel stories and poems, more information about the project and joining
Representing and promoting the rights of contestants and raising public awareness
Throughout the years of its activity, the Parkinson's Association in Israel works to represent and promote the rights of the contestants and their needs before the authorities in Israel, and works to raise awareness among the general public about the disease and the challenges associated with it. In the last year, the association obtained the approval of the Ministry of Health, which includes treatments using a subcutaneous pump - Pro Diodopa and including them in the health basket.
To watch the webinar on subcutaneous pump click here
