According to a recent study called the Parkinson's Outcomes Project, individuals with Parkinson's who begin exercising for at least 2.5 hours a week earlier in the disease cycle see a slower decline ...

About 1.5 million people in the U.S. live with Parkinson’s, a disorder of the central nervous system. Balance becomes an issue in those with moderate to severe forms. Stay active through walking, ...

SUNSCRNEE OF YOU’RE HEADING OUT. WELL APRIL IS PARKINSON’S AWARENESS MONTHND A PARKINSON’S IS A BRAIN DISORDER TTHA CAUSES UNCONTROLLABLE BODY MOVEMENTS MUSCLE STIFFNESS AND BALANCE PROBLEMS. I’M ...

The diagnosis was life-altering. Kettering resident Diane Lawrence vividly remembers her initial reaction when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease a few months ago. “Panic,” Lawrence said. “I ...

Researchers are reporting that high intensity exercise can help ease symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Experts say the benefits are apparent in both the early and later stages of disease. They add that ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... It doesn’t take long after she begins gliding across the dance floor that Karen Talcott forgets she has Parkinson’s disease. “You are trying to learn the ...

People with Parkinson's do not have enough of the chemical dopamine because some of the nerve cells that make it have died. “Exercise can be as important as your medication to help you take control ...

Long before it had a name, signs of Parkinson’s disease appeared in ancient medical texts. These historical accounts described individuals who experienced tremors and difficulty moving, although it ...