FAQ

Q. How many sessions a day do most people get?
A. Most people get two or three sessions a day. Some people choose to get one session a day and plan on spending reflective time during the rest of the day. Some people, usually those who have been receiving treatments for several months already and are therefore familiar with the feelings of fatigue or emotion that may or may not accompany a session find that they benefit from two hour-long sessions. Other people find that an hour a day is all that they can tolerate. Still others thrive on three sessions a day.

Q. How many days do most people stay?
A. Most people stay three to ten days. People who have traveled from across the sea tend to stay a bit longer.

Q. Will it help me more if I stay a whole month?
A. Some people find that having treatments almost every day for several weeks is so emotionally overpowering that they change their plans and return home earlier than scheduled.

Q. How flexible are you? If I change my plans and leave early will I be charged for the scheduled treatments?
A. No, we understand that this is a very emotional process and that sometimes people are not able to absorb as many treatments as they had planned.

Q. How far in advance should I schedule?
A. That varies; sometimes we can fit you in with less than two weeks notice. But sometimes we are booked several months in advance.

Q. Can I just drop in if I happen to be in the area?
A. We can try to fit you in, however, we make NO promises. Also, if a team member is willing to work extra to accommodate you, you will be charged “time and a half” ($105 for a one hour session); time and a half is the American standard of pay for working more than eight hours in the day.

Q. Should I bring a written summary of my health history, including broken bones or surgeries? Medication history?
A. That is not required, but a summary and a list of the medications you are presently taking might save time in your first session. Health history can include such seemingly unimportant bits as mole removals and events such as a “mere” nail through the foot. If you do write up your health history, keep it brief. Most helpful for us is a terse, list format (not prose) that includes the approximate date and body part involved.

Example:
1978 – right forearm - broken in two places, three steel pins still in arm bones and wrist
early 1990’s – left leg - veins stripped

Your medication history can be quite helpful – for example, many drugs cause a parkinson-like tremor. We have seen several patients whose only PD-ish symptom was tremor. This tremor had started after taking medication (which had tremor as a side effect) for conditions such as asthma, grief (not depression) from loss of a loved one, or insomnia, just to name a few. Subsequent to taking those medications that unfortunately can produce tremor as a side effect, these people were then diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease even though they have only tremor and none of the other PD symptoms of rigidity, slowness and poverty of movement, and poor balance. In a case such as this, the patient has often been misdiagnosed. We often send such a person back for a second opinion and they learn that they do not, in fact, have PD, but have a condition called drug-induced parkinsonism. So it can be crucial for us to know about your medication history.

Q. Will I get an assessment of my condition when I depart?
A. Yes. You will receive a summary of what the team members have found, and a suggestion of a direction for further treatment.

Q. Is the Parkinson’s Treatment Team a branch of the Parkinson’s Recovery Project?
A. No. The Parkinson’s Treatment Team is not related to the Parkinson’s Recovery Project. The Parkinson’s Recovery Project is an educational and charitable non-profit organization and does not provide treatments nor does it refer practitioners. Although Janice Walton-Hadlock serves on the board of the Parkinson’s Recovery Project and is also a member of the Treatment Team, these two programs are completely separate entities. Our treatment program is not funded by the Parkinson’s Recovery Project. We do make a donation of a percentage of our gross income to the Parkinson’s Recovery Project.

Q. I want to be treated by Janice Walton-Hadlock / I only want to talk to Janice and not be treated by anyone.
A. Many people want a consultation with Janice Walton-Hadlock, usually to get her opinion on how they are doing. This can sometimes be arranged, but it is not encouraged. It is impossible for anyone, no matter how experienced, to accurately assess how a person is doing on the basis of one visit. It takes months of working with a person to be able to accurately assess their situation. However, if a client is adamant about wanting a consultation, it might be possible to arrange. The fee for an hour consultation or an hour consultation/treatment with Janice Walton-Hadlock is $100.00. Also please note: Janice Walton-Hadlock does not attend to the correspondence of the program, so please do not write to us insisting that she personally answer your emails or letters.

Q. How will you decide who is the best practitioner for me?
A. Patients will be treated by as many team members as possible during their stay. It is impossible to guarantee that any given practitioner will be available. Because many visiting practitioners and patients want to work with Janice Walton-Hadlock, every attempt will be made to insure that at least one session is with her, assuming she is in town and available, but there are no guarantees. When Janice is included in your schedule as one of your FSR practitioners, the fee is the same as for any other practitioner: $70.00.

Q. What is the difference between an evaluation by Janice Walton-Hadlock and the evaluation that would be given to me by any other member of the team? Why does it cost $100 to talk to Janice for an hour and only $70.00 to have a treatment or consulation with any other member of the team?
A. An assessment by Janice will not provide some special insight that no one else has, but many people imagine that Janice is somehow more qualified. Although she is happy to be included on the list of practitioners, and is often available for FSR treatments, she does have a fairly full schedule. To accommodate the requests for consultations she sometimes works late into the evenings. Therefore if you are determined to interview Janice or be treated/evaluated by her you will be charged a higher fee.

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