Month: May 2016

"Don't blame it on the whiskey, Don't blame it on the rum. Don't blame it on the gin & tonic, Johnnie Walker or the JägerBomb. Don't blame it on the cigarettes, 'cause I ain't had none. If you want to blame somebody, blame it on the Parkinson's... Check out Mitch Faile's funny (and oh so true) Parkinson's awareness video, and support the Wilkins Parkinson's Foundation: ...

While there are great anecdotal reports and TV stories about boxing programs for Parkinson's Disease,particularly Rock Steady Boxing, I thought it would be interesting to learn whether or not these results have been quantitatively measured. Stephanie Combs-Miller, a professor at the University of Indianapolis Krannert School of Physical Therapy and director of research for the University’s College of Health Sciences, has been studying the effectiveness of boxing programs for Parkinson's Disease for 9 years. In 2011, her team published a study in the Journal of the American Physical Therapy Association titled "Boxing Training for Patients With Parkinson Disease: A Case ...

Neil Sligar's story is worth checking out. Diagnosed with Parkinson's in 1998, he began a vigorous exercise program in 2000. He wrote about his experience after 10+ years. There are at least 3 articles and 2 interviews worth viewing. A write-up after 8 years describes his approach: http://katekelsall.typepad.com/my_weblog/2007/09/lifting-the-wei.html Setting small targets has been critical to my improved performances. Focus on tiny gains in the near future rather than big goals in the long term. You can surprise yourself how far you reach. To mark 10 years of intense exercise, he wrote a follow-up article at http://katekelsall.typepad.com/my_weblog/2010/01/parkinsons-disease-and-intense-exercise-neil-sligars-10-year-experience.html Here are a few ...

I've been working hard to regain the strength in my right arm that Parkinson's took away from me. I'm making progress. Weight training is a key ingredient in these efforts. It is important to stress that vigorous exercise is not all about cardio, in fact, weight training is a key component. More specifically, I'm referring to weight training as a progressive resistance exercise. This is a strength training method in which the load is gradually increased to allow muscles to adapt. The body adapts to exercise and needs to be constantly challenged in order to continue to grow and change ...

I've started this topic to collect references to studies that explore the neuroprotective benefits of vigorous exercise to slow the progression of Parkinson's Disease. Let's start with a few quotes from the National Parkinson Foundation ... Research has shown that exercise can improve gait, balance, tremor, flexibility, grip strength and motor coordination. ... There is a strong consensus among physicians and physical therapists that improved mobility decreases the risk of falls and some other complications of Parkinson’s. ... Beyond this, we know that people who exercise vigorously, for example by doing things like running or riding a bicycle, have fewer ...

There is an Italian doctor, Antonio Costanini, who treats Parkinson's patients with high doses of Vitamin B1 (Thiamin). He first published a report about his results in 2013: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3762356/ There are interesting Before/After Patient videos (in Italian, but some have subtitles)...a few are embedded below, more are available at: http://www.ultimaedizione.eu/video-parkinson-pazienti-prima-e-dopo-il-trattamento/ ...

Source: http://uberhumor.com/parkinsons-disease (Laughter is the best medicine, other than exercise.) ...