STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Running, jumping, kicking, right jabs and left crosses: You may think Rock Steady Boxing is not your mother’s Parkinson’s Disease routine. Or maybe it is. Mothers, fathers, ...
RISE founder MG Vellinga started putting on the classes three years ago after being approached by some in the community because of boxing’s positive impacts on Parkinson’s patients’ motor skills. She ...
In this dance studio in Rio de Janeiro, a physiotherapist is giving her patients with Parkinson's disease capoeira lessons. They say it's making a real difference to their lives. All the participants ...
Intermountain Health's Rock Steady Boxing Classes are a program using exercise to mitigate motor symptoms related to Parkinson's disease. These are non-contact boxing classes where participants glove ...
ATLANTA - Doctors working with an Atlanta senior living community are turning to the "Sweet Science" to help those residents affected by Parkinson's disease and other movement challenges. Since ...
Austin nonprofit Power for Parkinson's has found new audiences among English and Spanish speakers around the world through ...
Every Friday morning, a group of people dance their way toward a better life. They meet at Ormao Dance Company to shake what their mama gave ‘em in a Dance for Parkinson’s class, a program developed ...
Local non-profit Empower Parkinson is empowering those who are living with Parkinson's Disease. According to the National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke, Parkinson's Disease is a ...
WHEN: 11 a.m.-noon on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays with introduction Sept. 18 and physical therapist’s assessments Wednesday and Friday of that week. Sessions run Sept. 25-Oct. 30. WHERE: Touchmark ...