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 […]
Physical Exercise
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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“Enriched Environment”
Apparently, you can thwart the onset or progression of Parkinson’s disease by placing yourself in “enriched environments.” According to the article “‘Enriched Environment’ May Boost Brain Health” (see page 5 in
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My Appearances on the Michael J. Fox Foundation Website
I was mentioned twice in articles for the Michael J. Fox Foundation’s website. 1. One article interviewed me about being out on the job and participating in research trials. 2.
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