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Support Groups

Exercise and Support Groups

No matter where you live in South Dakota, Parkinson's disease exercise &
support groups welcome your attendance.
 

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There are currently support groups in Aberdeen, Brookings, Canton, Luverne, Mitchell, Pierre, Rapid City, Sioux Falls, and Watertown. Before you plan to attend, check with the support group facilitator for location and to ensure the group’s plans haven’t been altered by any unforeseen circumstances.

 

Below, you will find a detailed listing of the support groups that are available to help.

Join the conversation on our new 

SD Parkinson Support Group on Facebook

  • Search South Dakota Parkinson Foundation on Facebook 

  • Click on "Groups" on the left sidebar

  • Click on SD Parkinson Support Group

  • Click "JOIN"

  • ABERDEEN
    LSVT BIG Contact: Tonya Myers tonya.myers@avera.og Contact: Taylor Spellman taylor.maine@hotmail.com Contact: Jennifer Gustafson jennifer.gustafson@avera.org LSVT LOUD Contact: Amy Fedoruk amyj@nvc.net Contact: Jennifer Swanson jswanson19@gmail.com
  • ARMOUR
    LSVT BIG Contact: Michelle Kemnitz michelle.holbeck@gmail.com Contact: Nikki Soulek nikki.soulek@gmail.com
  • BOX ELDER
    LSVT LOUD Contact: Kylie Muilenburg kylie.hagen@hotmail.com kylie.muilenburg@good-sam.com
  • BRANDON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Christina Brock christinabrock09@gmail.com Contact: Alyssa DeKay aconrad0401@gmail.com
  • BRITTON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Amy Vietor amyjo.vietor@avera.org Contact: Cristy Davidson cristy.davidson@avera.org LSVT LOUD Contact: Jennifer Deutsch jennifer.deutsch@k12.sd.us
  • BROOKINGS
    LSVT BIG Contact: Jamie Halvorson jhalvorson@brookingshealth.org Contact: Karla Hanson khanson@brookingshealth.org Contact: Megan McCormick megan.mccormick@bigstonetherapies.com Contact: Tara Weinrich tlbruns11@gmail.com
  • CANTON
    LSVT BIG Conact: Becky Berentschot becky.berentschot@sanfordhealth.org Contact: Kaitlin Davies kaitlinadavies@gmail.com
  • COLOME
    LSVT BIG Contact: Lacy Krysl lacy.krysl@avera.org
  • CROOKS
    LSVT BIG Contact: Michelle Schuman schumans@alliancecom.net
  • CUSTER
    Custer Regional Hospital Montgomery Street 605-673-2229
  • DAKOTA DUNES
    LSVT LOUD Contact: James Olson jjolson95@msn.com
  • DELL RAPIDS
    LSVT BIG Contact: Brittany Fiegen brittany.fiegen@gmail.com
  • DESMET
    Kennedy Weiland, ST – LSVT LOUD certified Kennedy.Weiland@avera.org 605-995-6370
  • EDEN
    LSVT BIG Contact: Jessica Pearson jessica.pearson@bigstonetherapies.com
  • ELKTON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Morgan Blasius morgan.blasius@bigstonetherapies.com
  • ELLSWORTH AFB
    LSVT LOUD Contact: Natasha Hanson natasha_hanson1@baylor.edu
  • FREEMAN
    Tiffany Stuelpnagel, OT – LSVT BIG certified Tiffany.Stuelpnagel@avera.org 605-995-6370
  • GANN VALLEY
    LSVT LOUD Contact: Christine (Tina) Pawlowski pawlowskispeechtherapy@gmail.com
  • GARRETSON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Mary Beth Wiesner marybeth.wiesner@sanfordhealth.org
  • GETTYSBURG
    LSVT BIG Contact: Grace Crook gcrook1@umary.edu
  • HARRISBURG
    LSVT BIG Contact: Riley Price rksnick17@gmail.com
  • HARTFORD
    LSVT BIG Contact: Amanda Jacobsen amanda.jacobsen@avera.org
  • HURON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Susan Fuerst srfuerst@hotmail.com Contact: Kelly Burke kburke@huronregional.org Contact: Roberta Simons rsimons@huronregional.org Contact: Marie Langbehn dmlangbehn@hur.midco.net LSVT LOUD Contact: Kris Gohn kgohn@huronregional.org
  • LUVERNE
    Prairie Rehabilitation 106 N Cedar Street 507-449-2003
  • MADISON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Charity Olson charity.olson@madisonhospital.com Contact: Samantha Drealan samanthadrealan@hotmail.com Contact: Karla Vandenbosch karla.vandenbosch@madisonhospital.com
  • MILBANK
    LSVT BIG Contact: Stephanie Gruba stephanie.gruba@bigstonetherapies.com Contact: Haley Jones haley.jones@bigstonetherapies.com Contact: Jodi Street jjamstreet@yahoo.com LSVT LOUD Contact: Kristen Pearson Ash kpash@wat.midco.net
  • MILLER
    LSVT BIG Contact: Kayla Wagner kayla.wagner@avera.org
  • MITCHELL
    LSVT BIG Contact: Amanda Johnson alojohnson13@gmail.com Contact: Rebecca Weich becky.weich@avera.org LSVT LOUD Contact: Kennedy Weiland kennedy.weiland@avera.org
  • MOBRIDGE
    LSVT BIG Contact: Aundrea Hill alkramer1@umary.edu
  • ONIDA
    LSVT BIG Contact: Chesney Hofer chesney.hofer@gmail.com
  • PARKER
    Parker Medical Clinic Parker Outpatient Therapy 100 E Sanborn Street 605-760-5066
  • PARKSTON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Renee Lentsch renee.lentsch@avera.org
  • PIERRE
    LSVT BIG Contact: Alyssa Azan amazan413@gmail.com Contact: Carly Jo Swartz carly.schroer@avera.org Contact: Susan Rice susan.rice12@yahoo.com Contact: Carrie Larson carrie.larson@avera.org
  • PLATTE
    Michelle Kemnitz, OT – LSVT BIG Michelle.Kemnitz@avera.org 605-995-6370
  • RAPID CITY
    LSVT BIG Contact: Macie Harris macie@sundogrehab.com Contact: Cassidy Pringle cassidy.pringle@good-sam.com Contact: Rebecca Almeida rebecca.johnson0248@gmail.com LSVT LOUD Contact: Lauren McEwen laurenmcewen0126@gmail.com Contact: Elisabeth Gebhart elisabeth.gebhart@gmail.com Contact: Courtney Beck cjbeck19@gmail.com
  • SCOTLAND
    LSVT LOUD Contact: Tiffany Oster tiffany.oster@avera.org
  • SIOUX FALLS
    LSVT BIG Contact: Stephanie Myers stephanie.myers1@avera.org Contact: Sara Kaltenbach sara.kaltenbach@avera.org Contact: Melissa Halseth melissa.halseth@sanfordhealth.org Contact: Megan Nankivel megan@forlifetherapy.com Contact: Sue Creel sue.creel@yahoo.com Contact: Maria Pfeifer maria.gluf@hotmail.com Contact: Kristina Goldstine kgoldstine@prairierehab.com Contact: Taylor Youngberg tyoungberg@prairierehab.com Contact: Abbie Mitchell akasten@prairierehab.com Contact: Courtney Almendinger courtney.almendinger@avera.org Contact: Jami Dalchow jami.dalchow@sanfordhealth.org Contact: Adrianne Kashale adrianne.kashale@gmail.com Contact: Shelby Rozenboom shlbyklr@gmail.com Contact: Ann Allender annallender@sio.midco.net Contact: Madison Kleinschmidt madison.kleinschmidt@avera.org Contact: Whitney Lucas Molitor whitney.lucasmolitor@usd.edu Contact: Cassidy Patterson cassgebhart3@gmail.com Contact: Kristin Ekstrum kris.ekstrum@sanfordhealth.org Contact: Daphne VandenBosch dgrueschow@yahoo.com Contact: Natalie Zirpel nzirpel@prairierehab.com Contact: Leah Harms leah.harms@gmail.com LSVT LOUD Contact: Jennifer Teslow teslowjenny@gmail.com Contact: Aimee Morrill amorrill@prairierehab.com Contact: Meghan Solomon meghan@mcadaragh.com
  • SPEARFISH
    LSVT BIG Contact: Megan Strain megpete10@gmail.com Contact: Jenna Pruitt jenna.pruitt@va.gov Contact: Deming Haugland deminghaugland@gmail.com
  • TEA
    LSVT BIG Contact: Blair Poppens blairpoppens@gmail.com Contact: Jennifer Lund jen@goodcarerehab.com
  • TORONTO
    LSVT BIG Contact: Christine Cass tctttcass@yahoo.com
  • VERMILLION
    LSVT BIG Contact: Amy Dragoo amy.dragoo19@gmail.com Contact: Katelyn Nelson k.zweygardt@outlook.com Contact: Karen Hebert karen.hebert@usd.edu Contact: MacKenzie Feldhacker mackenzie.feldhacker@usd.edu Contact: Jasmine Fritzemeier jasmine.fritzemeier@gmail.com Contact: Erika Clark erika.n.clark@gmail.com Contact: Molly Graesser mojograesser@gmail.com Contact: Amy Hertz amy.hertz@sanfordhealth.org
  • VIBORG
    LSVT BIG Contact: Amanda Marts amanda.marts@pioneermemorial.org
  • WAGNER
    LSVT BIG Contact: Joe Sees joe.sees@avera.org Contact: Nicole Holzbauer nicole.holzbauer@avera.org
  • WATERTOWN
    LSVT BIG Contact: Kimberly Pearson kim.pearson@bigstonetherapies.com Contact: Elizabeth Zemlicka elizabeth.zemlicka@caringedge.com Contact: Katharine Schlosser katharineschlosser1@gmail.com LSVT LOUD Contact: Billi Swanson billijae25@gmail.com Contact: Andrea Vosberg andreav@jenkinslivingcenter.com
  • WEBSTER
    LSVT BIG Contact: Kyle Hubsch kyle.hubsch@sanfordhealth.org
  • WESSINGTON SPRINGS
    Kennedy Weiland, ST – LSVT LOUD certified Kennedy.Weilan@avera.org 605-995-6370 Sue Krutzfeldt, PT – PwR! Sue.Krutzfeldt@avera.org 605-995-6370
  • WHITE LAKE
    LSVT LOUD Contact: Aliece Fawcett aliece.fawcett@gmail.com
  • WORTHING
    LSVT BIG Contact: Olivia DeBoer oliviamayasich@gmail.com
  • YANKTON
    LSVT BIG Contact: Cindy Heckenlaible cindysyrovatka9@hotmail.com LSVT LOUD Contact: Susan Peterson suzq112@gmail.com

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