Parkie Ping-Pong!
…in Pleasantville, New York! Click here for the news and video. I live near Pleasantville, so I just might try it! More anon…
Physical Exercise
Pumping Iron for Parkies
Here’s yet another online article about the importance of physical exercise for people with Parkinson’s disease. This time the article promotes weight training. The perks: – Better Balance. “A 2003
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12 Facts You May Not Know About Anxiety and Parkinson’s Disease
I culled the following points from a half dozen online articles, listed below. I’m keen to learn more about anxiety as it relates to Parkinson’s disease. My neurologist is having
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Exercise – Just Read It!
I’m not going to write much about today’s NY Times article about Parkinson’s disease and exercise. Just read it!
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Run For Your Lives!
First off, notice how the Nike swoosh on my T-shirt echoes, in a way, the curved blade on the Grim Reaper’s scythe. I wonder if I’m the first person to
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Running: Cognitive Benefits, Too
The NY Times recently published a pair of articles (click! & click!) that promote running as not only a great aerobic exercise but also a way to strengthen your brain
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Reader Response: Exercise Mindset
Today I am responding via my Reader Response Questions to a webpage and video created by physical therapist Sarah King. This page/video discusses how people with Parkinson’s can motivate themselves
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Sunny Sundays!
In celebration of all things sunny, Parking Suns now features every Sunday a different YouTube music clip about the sun! This week’s entry: Not a song about the sun, but someone named Sunny
Reader Response: Effects of Physical Activity on Parkinson’s Disease
Today I am responding, via my six Reader Response Questions, to a published report titled The Effects of Physical Activity in Parkinson’s Disease: A Review. It was written by Martine
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Parkinson Pantheon Update: Dave Parker
American baseball great Dave Parker was, like me, diagnosed with PD four years ago. The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette just posted an article about how he’s dealing with PD at the four-year mark,
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