Parkinson’s Disease and Sleep: Common Problems & Helpful Tips

• Up to 80% of people with Parkinson’s disease develop
  insomnia during the course of the disease
• The most common problem is not falling asleep — it is
  waking up repeatedly during the night
• Common reasons patients wake up at night and helpful
  strategies for patients
• Excessive daytime sleepiness is also common in Parkinson’s
  disease
• Good sleep can improve daytime movement, mood,
  memory, fatigue, and overall quality of life

Xiaoting Wang, MBBS
PGY-3 Neurology Resident, SUNY Upstate Medical University
Chief Resident, 2026–2027
Resident Professionalism Award (2025)
Resident Scholarship Award (2025)
Matched to the University of Pennsylvania Epilepsy and
Clinical Neurophysiology Fellowship (2027-2029)
Thursday, June 11 at 5:00 PM
at Empower Parkinson Gym

The Steadi-3 Plus Hand Stabilizing Device Designed to fit comfortably and offer practical support for individuals with Essential Tremors or Parkinson’s Disease.

Pisces Healthcare is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. We primarily serve veterans & the VA hospitals around the country, but we are broadening our reach into the general public for those with Parkinson’s, ALS, and other conditions to provide medical devices that we have seen success with in the VA.

The device we are going to have with us is the Steadi-3 anti tremor device which is a non-invasive adaptive device intended to reduce tremors while wearing it. Link to our website Pisces Innovation -- https://pisces-innovation.com/

Guest Speaker: Colleen Garrison, OTD, OTR/L
Clinical Solutions Consultant

Please sign up at the front desk or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Wednesday, June 17 - 2 Program Times Available at 12:15 PM or 5:30 PM
Empower Parkinson Gym

The Steadi-3 Plus Hand Stabilizing Device Designed to fit comfortably and offer practical support for individuals with Essential Tremors or Parkinson’s Disease.

Pisces Healthcare is a service-disabled veteran-owned small business. We primarily serve veterans & the VA hospitals around the country, but we are broadening our reach into the general public for those with Parkinson’s, ALS, and other conditions to provide medical devices that we have seen success with in the VA.

The device we are going to have with us is the Steadi-3 anti tremor device which is a non-invasive adaptive device intended to reduce tremors while wearing it. Link to our website Pisces Innovation -- https://pisces-innovation.com/

Guest Speaker: Colleen Garrison, OTD, OTR/L
Clinical Solutions Consultant

Please sign up at the front desk or email This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.

Wednesday, June 17 - 2 Program Times Available at 12:15 PM or 5:30 PM
Empower Parkinson Gym