Grant’s Army is a program for Parkinson’s professionals.
A desire to start a support group for the Parkinson’s community at Northwestern Medicine Lake Forest Hospital has become an innovative medical fitness program that provides social support and more at Lake Forest Health and [...]
For older adults, exercise professionals have to think outside the box to break a sweat. As an exercise professional, you know it can be difficult to help older adults get an intense and complex workout [...]
Retiring into the sunset is a dream for many of us. However, for Steve Stryker, his retirement was forced after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s at 49 years old. At that time Steve was the chief [...]
For the first time this year, the International Parkinson and Movement Disorder Society held its annual congress online. Over 20,000 people from 146 countries registered for the MDS Virtual Congress to learn about the current [...]
After being diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease in her early 30s, Jennifer Parkinson embraced kickboxing as a way to tame her symptoms. Now, she’s helping others fight PD through her nonprofit organization, Neuroboxing. Jennifer Parkinson was [...]
After a particularly tough year, retired Seattle firefighter Mick Fish was looking for a way to mitigate his Parkinson’s symptoms while coping with grief. Mick Fish usually does his workout classes at the Seattle-based Parkinson’s [...]
