A specialized fitness center is helping people with Parkinson's disease manage their symptoms through targeted exercise programs and community support.

The Power Over Parkinson’s community is no stranger to adversity. The Monterey-based nonprofit serves people fighting the unpredictable and debilitating symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. After a fire ...

Exercise in general can help patients manage symptoms, but without head-to-head trials, the ‘best’ exercise is the one the patient can do well and will stick with, experts say.

Tammy Corrigan was just 50 years old when she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. In May 2022, Corrigan met with Guillaume Lamotte, MD, MSc, a neurologist and assistant professor in the Department ...

For most of his 81 years, Frank Vivona, of St. James, considered himself a full-blown couch potato. “I didn’t exercise and, in fact, I never liked exercise,” said the retired schoolteacher. But after ...

More Than Boxing is housed inside the Academy of Martial Arts. It's a place where people with Parkinson’s disease can take ...

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 ...

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Could pedaling a bike rewire the brain of someone with Parkinson’s disease, easing the tremors and muscle stiffness caused by the neurological condition? Past research studies ...

In the early 2000s, a revolution began in Parkinson’s Disease. Animal studies showed for the first time that exercise wasn’t just beneficial — it was medicine. It could prevent, slow, and reverse PD ...

Long-term cycling programs appear to reshape brain signals in Parkinson’s patients Deep brain stimulation recordings reveal neural changes after 12 sessions Findings suggest dynamic exercise may ...