Key Points
- Register as a player or spectator! All skill levels are welcome and have a place in the tournament.
- The Be Still Foundation was founded by Bobby Krause, a patient whose Parkinson’s disease symptoms were successfully treated with focused ultrasound.
The Be Still Foundation launched its inaugural “Triumph Over Tremors” Pickleball Tournament series in Philadelphia on April 11, 2026, Global Parkinson’s Day (See CBS News Coverage). The series is successfully bringing communities together to support people living with essential tremor and Parkinson’s disease. It aims to raise awareness, provide education, and help patients access advanced therapies, all while enjoying the game of pickleball.
- The second tournament in the series will take place on May 16 in Los Angeles, CA, with proceeds benefiting patients of UCLA HEALTH and other treatment centers across California. You may have recently seen the inspiring Today Show featuring Rebecca Crews’ Parkinson’s journey, including her focused ultrasound treatment at Stanford Medicine Health Care.
- The final stop in the “Triumph Over Tremors” tournament series will take place May 30 in Grand Rapids, MI, to benefiting patients of Corewell Health.
“Triumph Over Tremors is more than a pickleball tournament,” said Bobby Krause, Be Still Foundation’s president and founder. “It’s about giving people their lives back – the ability to write again, to eat without a struggle, to hold their grandchildren without shaking. It’s about hope.”
Proceeds from the tournament support patient assistance programs and community outreach efforts aimed at helping people better understand and navigate treatment options for tremor disorders. Players, families, clinicians, and community supporters come together not only to compete but to stand in solidarity with those living with neurological movement disorders.
“It was one of the most memorable moments of my career to play in the Philadelphia Triumph Over Tremors event,” said Suzanne LeBlang, MD, the Foundation’s director of clinical relationships. “There was such a positive vibe as family, friends, the medical team at UPENN, industry, and community supporters all came together to support patients and their desire to find and receive treatment. I highly recommend registering for Los Angeles and Grand Rapids!”
Be Still Foundation was born from personal experience. After receiving a Parkinson’s diagnosis and facing debilitating tremors, founder Bobby Krause discovered MR-guided focused ultrasound, an incisionless treatment developed by Insightec. The procedure treated his tremors and restored his quality of life. What began as one person’s search for relief has grown into a movement helping others regain control of their tremor, offering renewed hope to patients and families across the country since its founding in 2025.