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Dr. Farley is an assistant professor in the Department of Physiology
at the University of Arizona and has over 25 years of clinical
experience in neurological physical therapy for adults and children.
Dr. Farley received a PhD in Neuroscience from the University of
Arizona, a Master of Science in Physical Therapy from the University
of North Carolina in Chapel Hill, and a Bachelor of Physical Therapy
from the University of Oklahoma. Her dissertation investigated the
dual-task role of trunk muscles for breathing and posture or
movement. During her postdoc she investigated the muscle activation
deficits underlying bradykinesia during multijoint arm movements in
people with Parkinson disease (PD).
Dr. Farley recently completed an NIH funded randomized clinical trial that translated the treatment
concepts from a proven efficacious treatment for the speech motor
system in Parkinson disease (LSVT® LOUD) to the limb motor system (LSVT®
BIG) and demonstrated its’ short-term (3-month) efficacy.
She is now
training physical and occupational therapists in this intensive,
standardized amplitude-based treatment approach (www.gleecoinc.com).
Current research interests are in the areas of dual task function
and activity-dependent plasticity in early PD. Clinically, Dr.
Farley is now developing a medical fitness-based early intervention
program to meet the unique needs of people with early PD (www.pwrprogram.org).
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