Movement Disorders Foundation helps people with movement disorders live better lives through collaborative partnerships with those who conduct innovative research, offer professional and patient-focused education and provide unique care services.
"Thanks to [the Movement Disorders Foundation], we're uncovering molecular pathways and mechanisms at the core of the Parkinson's disease pathology itself.... By setting the ground to test drugs that are already FDA approved, we're ahead of the curve to prove that these drugs [can] work to slow down the progression of Parkinson's disease." Daniel Paredes, Ph. D. is a Research Assistant Professor at the Knoebel Institute for Healthy Aging at the University of Denver and the first recipient of a Movement Disorders Foundation research grant.
"The Movement Disorders Foundation Huntington's Disease Clinic designation as an HDSA Center of Excellence has provided us recognition as a leader in treating HD patients and families. It has driven referrals from patients and other practitioners and opened doors for us to connect with research sponsors. Serving as an HDSA Center of Excellence is an affirmation of the mission alignment we have with the Huntington's Disease Society of America in moving toward a cure for this most challenging and devastating disease." Luci Draayer, LCSW, CMC, Denver Counseling and Care Consultation
Movement Disorders Foundation (MDF) helps people with movement disorders live better lives through collaborative partnerships with those who conduct innovative research, offer professional and patient-focused education and provide unique care services.
MDF is committed to funding the most promising, translational research and treatments to improve the quality of life for people with movement disorders. We find, assess and support today's "undiscovered pioneers" in research and provide seed funding for projects that have a clear possibility of working at scale, but for which grant funding may have been difficult to obtain. MDF funding accelerates such projects to a more reliable proof of concept.
The weekly MDF eNewsletter has broadened and deepened our reach into the ever growing community of individuals with movement disorders and their caregivers. Our relationships with the country's top research scientists, neurologists, clinicians and other medical providers ensures the highest quality of information in areas of prevention, treatment and cure.
As one of the first designated Huntington's Disease Society of America (HDSA) Centers of Excellence, the MDF-supported Rocky Mountain Movement Disorders Center and its providers work collaboratively with physical, occupational and speech therapists, psychologists and genetic counselors, to help families affected by Huntington’s disease plan the best care program throughout the course of the disease. MDF also promotes both HD observational and drug trials.
Organization name
Movement Disorders Foundation
other names
MDF
2018
Tax id (EIN)
27-1618835
Category
Diseases, Disorders & Medical Disciplines
Organization Size
Medium Organization
Address
701 E. Hampden Avenue, Ste. 510Mailing
7765 Wadsworth Blvd. #740937Arapahoe County, CO, US
Jefferson County, CO, US
Douglas County, CO, US
Denver, CO, US
Phone
303 588 3496
Other
303-588-3496