Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center

Restoring the Quality of Life You Deserve Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center

Be it Parkinson's disease, essential tremor, dystonia or other movement disorders, the Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center provides comprehensive care designed to get you moving again.

From the first moments you meet with one of our specialists, you will understand our team's dedication to individualized care. Each person has his or her own unique brand of Parkinson's, essential tremor, dystonia, Huntington's disease or tic disorder and deserves a personalized treatment plan to address specific needs. Our experienced movement disorders team will work with you to chart a path to better health.

Specialized, Customized Care for Your Needs

Our goal is the same as yours – to rid you of the symptoms of your condition. We accomplish this through the latest targeted medication to enhance your natural neurochemistry, combined with disease-specific physical, occupational and speech therapy. If medications are not effective, the specialists at Inova are uniquely trained to use deep brain stimulation (DBS), intestinal gel and targeted botulinum injections to improve your quality of life.

Our multidisciplinary team of neurologists, neurosurgeons, neuropsychiatrists, neurophysiologists, and physical, occupational and speech therapists have dedicated their careers to understanding and treating:

Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center Team

Our experienced team includes fellowship-trained specialists in neurology and neurosurgery to offer patients the highest level of advanced care for these complex conditions.

Meet Our Team

Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center Clinical Trials

Our patient care delivery model includes access to clinical trials research. Please speak to any of our Center's clinical experts about your interest.

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Program and Community Care Manager, Inova Parkinson's and Movement Disorders Center

Sonia Gow As part of our approach to individualized care, we are expanding our educational programs in order to provide you with resources, support, and encouragement to help you live the life you deserve.

For more information contact our Program and Community Care Manager, Sonia Gow, at sonia.gow@inova.org or 703-375-9987.

Cutting-Edge Treatments

In addition to a comprehensive plan of medical management and therapy for your condition, we offer the latest treatments for symptom relief, including:

Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Improving symptoms of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia

Improving symptoms of Parkinson's disease, essential tremor and dystonia for qualified patients is helped with DBS, which is a therapy that is like a pacemaker for the brain. The tiny device is implanted by Inova's specialized neurosurgeons and then programmed by our movement disorders specialists. The device delivers a carefully controlled stimulation of electricity to precisely targeted areas. The electric stimulation interrupts the brain's faulty signals and provides measurable relief to symptoms, allowing for a significant reduction in medications and an improvement in quality of life.

Learn more about Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Remote Neuromodulation of Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS)

Patients who are qualified and have successfully completed a DBS procedure can now receive remote neuromodulation care virtually by telemedicine. Our providers can now prescribe treatment settings and ensure a proper response and device functionality in real-time and remotely for those patients where travel to an inpatient clinic setting is difficult.

The Inova Parkinson’s and Movement Disorders Center is among the first in the U.S. to offer this service to patients and currently the only in Virginia and the greater Washington, DC metro area to have remote neuromodulation technology capability.

LEARN MORE ABOUT REMOTE NEUROMODULATION OF DEEP BRAIN STIMULATION DEVICES

Other Treatments for Movement Disorders

EMG-guided botulinum toxin injections for dystonia or any condition where muscles are overly tightened
Dopamine intestinal gel for Parkinson's disease

Read about all Movement Disorders conditions and treatments

Parkinson's and Movement Disorders - Patient Story Videos

"How I took control of my Parkinson's" Wayne drives 9 hours for DBS treatment at Inova.

Bill's journey: Bringing talent back through DBS

Parkinson's Treatment Including Medicine Management and DBS Surgery for Mr. Flih

Parkinson's and Movement Disorders - Provider Videos

Inova Health Talk: Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) for Parkinson's Patients and Remote Neuro-Modulation Therapy Presented by Dr. Ramsey (Drew) Falconer

Inova Health Talk: Types of Dystonia and Treatment Options Presented by Dr. Ramsey (Drew) Falconer

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