Yetta Nother …
Yet another authority encourages people with Parkinson’s disease to exercise as a way to slow PD’s progression. Johns Hopkins’ website has a short article titled “Living with Parkinson’s: 5 Ways […]
Physical Exercise
Whoa! Physical + Cognitive Exercises!
This sounds fantastic: Physical workouts combined with cognitive exercises for people with Parkinson’s disease! Read all about it here. The class, called “ParkinGo,” is taught by Jillian Carson, a former physiotherapist
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My Kind of Guy
No, I don’t mean dating-wise, although I’d love to have dinner with him. Michael Westphal, age 57, was a top long-distance runner as a young man. In 2006 he was
Parkinson’s in the Park
Spring is here! Let’s run outdoors again! But wait…I must be careful how I run because I have a bone spur in my Achilles tendon. (Side question: Does anyone with Parkinson’s disease not have
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Put Some Movement in Your Movement Disorder!
It’s Sunday noon in New York and by now all the after-hours dance clubs are winding down or closed. But that doesn’t mean you can’t rock out in your living
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Yoga Balancing Poses: One-Sided Difficulty
If you glance at my physical workout calendar, you’ll see that I often do 60 minutes of stretching exercises at home. These include some yoga balancing poses, especially the Standing
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Parkinson’s Disease: Two Perspectives
1. This is what I think comes to many people’s mind when they hear that someone has Parkinson’s disease. They envision an elderly person, cloaked in stuffy clothes, confined to a
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Strike a Pose. Vogue.
Federico Bitti, an Italian journalist, has dystonia, a form of uncontrollable non-stop muscle spasms shared by many people with Parkinson’s disease. He had to give up his job and eventually struggled to
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Finding Out Early
There are two reasons you should read this article in the New York Times (Looking for Parkinson’s Sooner): 1. It lists many symptoms people experience years before they get diagnosed with
“Enriched Environment” Update: Article + Anecdote
Article: Here’s a clearly written and quite exciting article on the steps you can take (besides medical help) to control your Parkinson’s symptoms and perhaps even thwart their progression: Improving
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