Movement disorders program
The Spectrum Health Medical Group Movement Disorders Program offers patient-centered, comprehensive, multidisciplinary care for—and the highest level of medical and surgical expertise to—patients with movement disorders. Fellowship-trained neurologists; a functional neurosurgeon who specializes in deep brain stimulation; psychiatrists; neuropsychologists; and physical, occupational and speech therapists—all work together to find solutions that result in optimal outcomes and improved quality of life for each patient.
Referrals and consultations
- Phone: 616.267.7600
- Please use our referral form to refer a new patient or for a non-emergent consultation
Conditions we diagnose and treat
- Essential tremor
- Dystonia
- Other tremor
- Hemifacial spasm
- Atypical parkinsonian disorders: multiple systems atrophy, progressive supranuclear palsy, corticobasal ganglionic degeneration, Lewy Body dementia
- Tic disorders (this includes Tourette syndrome)
- Huntington’s disease
- Parkinson’s disease
- Other chorea
- Myoclonus
- Ataxia
- Tardive syndromes
- Wilson’s disease
- Gait disorders
Diagnostic capabilities
- Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI)
- Electromyogram (EMG) and electroencephalogram (EEG) to physiologically characterize abnormal movements
- DaTSCAN™ which can help identify dopamine cell loss
- Neuropsychological testing
Treatment options
- Botulinum neurotoxin (Botox) injections for dystonia, drooling, hemifacial spasms, and tremor with the option of using EMG guidance
- Deep brain stimulation (DBS): patient selection, surgical placement and post-operative programming; traditional “awake” as well as “asleep” (also known as interventional MRI-guided DBS) approaches
- Duopa (levodopa intestinal infusion therapy): patient selection, surgical placement, post-operative programming
- Pharmacotherapy
- Physical, occupational and speech therapy: therapy treatment for Parkinson’s disease, including dysphagia; therapists certified in LSVT BIG and LOUD treatment protocols
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