Join Christina Markar Khawam, DC, Chiropractor to explore the role of spinal health in promoting mobility, vitality, and overall well-being as we age. Learn how an integrative approach can prevent or reduce back pain, improve posture, and support healthy aging.

Presented in partnership with Hackensack Meridian Health – Neuroscience Institute, Paramus, NJ
Sponsored by Medtronic

This program explores Deep Brain Stimulation (DBS) as an advanced treatment option for Parkinson’s disease, helping individuals and care partners understand when DBS may be appropriate, how it works, which symptoms it can address, and what outcomes to expect. Experts from Hackensack Meridian Health will also share insights on medication management, pain management strategies, and the role of nutrition and microbiome health in supporting overall Parkinson’s care.

• Dr. Hooman Azmi – Movement Disorder Neurologist & Neurosurgeon
• Dr. Elana Clar – Neurologist, Movement Disorders Specialist: When DBS is appropriate, symptoms it treats, how it works, & expected outcomes
• Dr. Osama Abu-Hadid – Movement Disorder Specialist: Medication management (motor & non-motor symptoms)
• Dr. Jacob Hascalovici, MD, PhD – Pain Management Specialist: Pain management strategies
• Susan Kraus, RD – Registered Dietitian: Microbiome health and nutrition for Parkinson’s

This practical, patient-focused session brings together medical expertise and mobility solutions to support safety, independence, and daily function for people living with Parkinson’s disease. The program is designed to help individuals and care partners better understand medication management while exploring tools that can make movement easier and more confident.

• SUPERNUS: ONAPGO Medication Insights and Management Strategies
  Tentative Presenters: Dr. Fiona Gupta, Dr. Hadid, Dr. Akbar
• Durable Medical Equipment for Parkinson’s: Demonstration of the U-Step walker and overview of mobility equipment designed to improve safety and independence
  Rob Carpenito, President–Broadway Medical Supply in Westwood, NJ
• Kizik Hands-Free Shoes
  Montana Evans, store manager at the Kizik Store, The Mall at Short Hills, community engagement expert, and mobility solutions

Improve Your Posture, Improve Your Quality of Life!

In this 4-week workshop, you’ll learn eight yoga postures to help reverse a hunched upper back (hyperkyphosis), which is linked to impaired mobility, increased fall risk, breathing issues, heart and lung disease, and even depression and anxiety. The good news: with the right approach, posture can improve—and so can your overall wellbeing.

Taught by Gernot Huber, a full-time yoga and movement teacher since 2009, the workshop blends modern movement science with traditional yogic wisdom for an integrated, accessible, and enjoyable practice. Gernot has taught worldwide and holds degrees from Stanford (B.A. in Literature) and Cornell (M.S. in Evolutionary Biology). With clarity, compassion, and humor, he makes yoga rewarding for students of all levels and ages.

Menopause is a natural life stage that every woman will experience. Join Dr. David Garfinkel, MD, Obstetrics and Gynecology, to explore what’s happening in the body, symptoms you may experience, treatments like hormone replacement therapy that can help, and how you can make informed choices for your body and health.