Posts under ‘Exercise’

Exercise is critical in minimizing symptoms in Parkinson’s disease. Here’s a resource how to find classes in Illinois and Northwest Indiana

A universal problem with walking in PwP is a reduction in stride length. One way to improve this problem is walking to music but the music should have a ‘walking rhythm’ so it can be easy to follow. Music uses different parts of the brain to compensate for deficiencies which allows for longer steps with [...]

I am currently sharing a physical therapy student with another clinical instructor. The student told me today that she had been reading about PD and exercise. Apparently she read many articles on this topic. She looked at me and said, “it looks like any kind of exercise will help people with PD.” Well I [...]

Recently I met a women with Young Onset PD (YOPD). We were sitting next to each other in a class. She introduced herself and casually mentioned she has PD. She mentioned it so casually that I thought I misunderstood her because she didn’t exhibit any symptoms. Later she informed me that she had symptoms since [...]

Current research is indicating that exercise may be neuroprotective. Exercise offers hope to control the progression of PD. The opposite also seems to hold true. Being sedentary may actually accelerate the progression of PD. Research is indicating that higher intensity exercise is needed to improve or reverse symptoms of PD. To read [...]

The grey boxes to the right of this text contains links. Each grey box addresses a particular category of information. For example, if you are looking for a PD exercise class, scroll down to the box titled “Support Groups and Exercise Classes”. If you are looking for exercise classes in Illinois, click on [...]

Recently I received emails asking for balance exercises. This seems like a simple question but the answer is not always straight forward. Exercises which would enhance the balance of a person with young onset PD will look quite different from exercises to enhance the balance of an elderly person with PD who also has arthritis. [...]