Agility – the ability to start, stop and change direction While exercise has been hailed as a new therapeutic intervention in Parkinsons Disease, its efficacy depends on the way it is prescribed and implemented! This requires applying the principles of exercise and sports science to persons with Parkinson disease. One of those principles is called…
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Speaker: Mark Higginson, MS, CCC-SLP July 21, 2021 4:30 – 6:00PM (AZ time) QOL is one of hundreds of medical acronyms, but at the end of the day, it’s the most important one. Quality of Life should be the driving purpose behind every medical intervention; yet many people with Parkinson’s find that appointments and prescribed…
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Getting off the floor is tough. Calli shows you how to use your PWR!Moves to get up off of the floor.
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Follow Calli as she shows you how to use movement to help you pull those tangled blankets up in bed.
Read MoreJoin Calli as she shows you how to use your PWR!Up movements to put on your clothes with greater ease.
Read MoreWhen Sharon Kha realized she could no longer live alone but didn’t want to move out of her home, she went looking for a creative solution. That’s when she connected with Deborah Knox, who was also looking for a new living situation. Join us as Sharon and Deborah talk about their experience with home-sharing: a way to age in place safely. Come to learn more about “boommates” to decide if it is a good option for you or come to just hear a heartwarming story about finding friendship.
Read MoreLiving your best life necessitates a life in balance. In Part 1 of our “Life in BALANCE” research update Dr. Farley described how the process of balance control is complex and infers an equilibrium across multiple physiological systems (i.e., sensory, musculoskeletal, neuromuscular, cognitive) with environmental and task factors.1-3. Unfortunately for all of us, dysfunction in…
Read MoreBalance training works for everyone, including you This month in the PWR! Virtual Experience, our theme is “Balance”. Balance training works for everyone, including you. Research shows that interventions that target multiple balance control components while progressing the physical and cognitive challenge benefit gait, balance, and function in people with Parkinson disease for up to 6 months, create structural brain changes associated with balance improvements, and help reduce sedentary behavior. This means you will have a better quality of…
Read MoreEmily describes ways to add activity into your everyday life with PD.
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LIVING AND LEARNING WITH PARKINSON DISEASE Speaker: Mickey Burke, MS May 19, 2021 | 4:30 – 6:00PM Recording and Wrap-Up Posted Below Learning is something we are all familiar with. As children we learn in school, as adults we learn in our careers, even when retirement comes along we continue to learn. A diagnosis of…
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