On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson’s Disease: Physical Exercise

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• On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Physical Exercise August 1, 2022 Front Neurol. 2022 Jul 14;13:938686. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.938686. eCollection 2022.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35911891 | PMC:PMC9331172 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2022.938686
• On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Physical Exercise August 1, 2022 Front Neurol. 2022 Jul 14;13:938686. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.938686. eCollection 2022.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35911891 | PMC:PMC9331172 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2022.938686
• On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Physical Exercise August 1, 2022 Front Neurol. 2022 Jul 14;13:938686. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.938686. eCollection 2022.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35911891 | PMC:PMC9331172 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2022.938686
• On Disease Modifying and Neuroprotective Treatments for Parkinson's Disease: Physical Exercise August 1, 2022 Front Neurol. 2022 Jul 14;13:938686. doi: 10.3389/fneur.2022.938686. eCollection 2022.NO ABSTRACTPMID:35911891 | PMC:PMC9331172 | DOI:10.3389/fneur.2022.938686
• Staying on Track with Your Exercise Routine January 2, 2018 Written by Terry Ellis, PhD, PT, NCS and Tamara Rork DeAngelis, PT, DPT, GCS While most people know that it is important to exercise for their health, many have a difficult time staying on track and making exercise a part of their daily routine. It can help to start slowly and do a little more every day to begin to…
• What types of exercise are best for people with Parkinson’s disease? July 27, 2021 In last week’s blog, we addressed the reasons why it is vital for people with Parkinson’s disease to exercise, including (but not limited to) improving particular motor and non-motor symptoms such as impaired balance, gait disorders, depression, and cognition. Today, we will tackle another important question – what types of exercise are most beneficial to help people with Parkinson’s disease…
• The road ahead: 2020 January 5, 2020 Here at the SoPD, we are primarily interested in disease modification for Parkinson’s. While there is a great deal of interesting research exploring the causes of the condition, novel symptomatic therapies, and other aspects of Parkinson’s, my focus is generally on the science seeking to slow, stop or reverse the condition. At the start of each year, it is a…
• How Much Should I Exercise for PD? November 7, 2016 At the recent World Parkinson Congress 2016, the main theme that I noticed is that exercise is the best medicine for PD. It may not be as effective at treating PD symptoms as l-dopa, but all the research and anecdotal evidence clearly shows that collectively, those who exercise regularly enjoy a far better quality of life with PD, for a longer period…
• Why exercise is critical for people with Parkinson’s disease July 20, 2021 The Benefits of Exercise for Parkinson’s Disease Your family and friends are constantly encouraging you to exercise. Your doctors tell you that exercise is a vital component of Parkinson’s disease (PD) treatment. APDA programming includes exercise programs as a way for people with PD to gain control over their disease. But is exercise worth all the fuss? What does exercise…
• "Sustainable Exercise" for Parkinson's July 31, 2019 An article about an exercise research study prompted me to partially rethink my Parkinson’s Disease exercise philosophy. Exercise intensity may slow Parkinson’s progression, but in the long run, exercise sustainability is essential to a better quality of life.
• The road ahead: 2022 January 20, 2022 # # # # The first post at the start of each year on the SoPD website tries to provide an overview of where things are in the search for ‘disease modifying’ therapies for Parkinson’s.  It is an exercise in managing expectations as well as discussing what research events are scheduled for the next year so that we can keep…
• Brief Report: Link Between Physical Activity and Health-related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s August 7, 2018 “The body achieves what the mind believes.” Jim Evans “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein Overview: Dr. Ehlen and associates work in the Department of Neurology, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany and Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, Netherlands.  Their publication is open-access and is cited as follows: Ehlen F, Schindlbeck…
• Brief Report: Link Between Physical Activity and Health-related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s August 7, 2018 “The body achieves what the mind believes.” Jim Evans “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein Overview: Dr. Ehlen and associates work in the Department of Neurology, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany and Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, Netherlands.  Their publication is open-access and is cited as follows: Ehlen F, Schindlbeck…
• Brief Report: Link Between Physical Activity and Health-related Quality of Life in Parkinson’s August 7, 2018 “The body achieves what the mind believes.” Jim Evans “Life is like riding a bicycle. To keep your balance, you must keep moving.” Albert Einstein Overview: Dr. Ehlen and associates work in the Department of Neurology, Charité-University Medicine, Berlin, Germany and Faculty of Psychology and Neuroscience, Maastricht, Netherlands.  Their publication is open-access and is cited as follows: Ehlen F, Schindlbeck…
• PD 101: Exercise, Medication, Nutrition & Lifestyle December 4, 2016 Since being diagnosed with PD in 2014, I've had the pleasure to meet individuals who have lived with Parkinson's for 10 to 20 years, and even longer. The common theme for living well with PD is regular exercise and staying active. PD may be a life sentence, but it is far from being a death sentence. Think of exercise as…
• Prescription for Parkinson’s: Exercise is Medicine August 2, 2019 “Exercise: you don’t have time not to” George A. Sheehan “It is exercise alone that supports the spirits, and keeps the mind in vigor.” Marcus Tullius Cicero A Mantra for Prescription for Parkinson’s: Exercise is Medicine“With Parkinson’s, we need Dopamine.From Exercise, we make ‘Hope-amine.’If this is true, choose exercises you enjoy.Try to maximize your daily dose; andYou will find that…
• Does vigorous exercise have a neuroprotective effect in Parkinson's Disease? May 4, 2016 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…
• Exercise is the Best Medicine April 25, 2016 This web site is a work in progress. Eventually, I hope the Parkinson FIT website will become a resource and community dedicated to exercise, fitness and wellness for people with Parkinson's Disease. Today, it is mostly a blog, collecting information of interest to the website's founder. Maintaining this website helps keep me inspired to fight Parkinson's, and hopefully it can…
• 2019 Parkinson’s Awareness Month- 12 Rules of Life With Exercise April 5, 2019 “If we could give every individual the right amount of nourishment and exercise, not too little and not too much, we would have found the safest way to health.” Hippocrates “Patients should have rest, food, fresh air, and exercise – the quadrangle of health.” William Osler Introduction: April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month. I am convinced of the benefit of exercise…
• Exercise That Motivates Parkinson’s Patients to Push Limits Can Offer Range of Benefits, Experts Say November 27, 2018 With a treatment not yet within reach that might slow the progression of Parkinson’s disease, much less offer a cure, many — doctors, patients, and researchers alike — are looking to exercise in hopes of fending off a worsening of symptoms. Interest in exercise-based interventions has risen so much that “the number of publications on exercise studies has increased by a factor…
• The road ahead: 2021 January 25, 2021 # # # # At the start of each year, it is a useful practise to layout what is planned over the next 12 months. The events that are scheduled for the year to come, so that we can keep an eye out for them. Obviously, where 2021 will end actually is unpredictable, but an outline of what is scheduled…
• [Webinar Recording] Physical Therapy and Parkinson’s Panel November 2, 2020 In 2006, physical therapists Lee Dibble, Terry Ellis, and Gammon Earhart received funding from the Davis Phinney Foundation for the CHOP PD study, in which they hoped to lay a foundation for subsequent exercise trials that would show how exercise and physical activity can improve quality of life (in addition to many other benefits) for people with Parkinson’s. They recently…