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title: "Senior Care Authority"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/00d82fe8-5f29-4cb6-aa5c-a6dc84c4d606
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/boomers-today-podcast-music-therapy-2730036
category: "Home care"
industry: "Senior Care"
segment: "Home care"
published: 2025-08-18T15:10:58.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T20:31:22.253Z
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# Senior Care Authority

**TL;DR:** Senior Care Authority Founder Frank Samson discusses the role of music and movement in supporting Parkinson's patients with Dr. Alexander Pantelyat of Johns Hopkins University. Dr. Pantelyat notes that regular physical activity and music therapy may help people with Parkinson's feel better and potentially slow down the progression of symptoms.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2025-08-18. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/boomers-today-podcast-music-therapy-2730036).*

## Story

In a recent episode of Boomers Today, Senior Care Authority Founder Frank Samson sat down with Dr. Alexander Pantelyat of Johns Hopkins University to talk about what he’s seeing in his work with Parkinson’s patients and the role that music and movement may play in supporting those living with the disease.

Dr. Pantelyat notes that Parkinson’s has become the second most common neurodegenerative disease after Alzheimer’s, which he believes is due in part to people living longer and to more doctors becoming aware of the early signs.

While there’s still no cure, Dr. Pantelyat is encouraged by some of the research around aerobic exercise. In his experience, regular physical activity — about 150 minutes a week — may help people feel better and could potentially slow down the progression of symptoms. He emphasizes that even light or moderate activity, like walking or biking, can be a good starting point and that building up slowly is often the key.

He also discussed how music therapy is being explored as a tool to support brain and motor function. From what he’s seen, music has the potential to help with movement, mood, and overall quality of life.

Throughout the conversation, Dr. Pantelyat describes some of the symptoms he looks for when working with patients, including tremors, muscle stiffness, slow movement, and posture changes. He says that symptoms like sleep problems, constipation, and loss of smell can sometimes show up even before motor issues begin.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Senior Care (sector)
- senior care (topic)
- Senior Care Authority (company)
- Frank Samson (person)
- physical activity (topic)
- music therapy (topic)
- Dr. Alexander Pantelyat (person)
- Johns Hopkins University (company)
- parkinson's disease (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/boomers-today-podcast-music-therapy-2730036). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/00d82fe8-5f29-4cb6-aa5c-a6dc84c4d606).