Parkinson’s Disease Boxing News

Australasian Leisure Management (press release)Boxing classes offer benefits to participants with brain diseasesAustralasian Leisure Management (press release)A New Zealand boxing-fitness expert is urging those with chronic neurological conditions such as Parkinson's disease to lead more physically active lives and start boxing. Auckland boxing fitness trainer Lisa Gombinsky Roach is especially ... read more

Fox17Rock Steady Boxing opening third location while helping people with Parkinson'sFox17MONTCALM, Mich.– Rock Steady Boxing, a unique exercise program, that helps people with Parkinson's disease and is based on training exercises used by boxing pros will soon be opening its third location right here in West Michigan. Rock Steady Boxing  ... read more

Caledonian RecordLocal Gym Delivers Blow To Parkinson's DiseaseCaledonian RecordJoe Allard leads a boxing class for people battling Parkinson's Disease at the Rock Steady Boxing Club in Lyndonville on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A lifelong boxer, Allard was motivated to start the classes after watching his uncle deal with the disease ... read more

People around the world, including in Maryland, are participating in a program called Rock Steady Boxing designed to manage the symptoms of Parkinson's disease. “Dusty [Hernandez-]Harrison was suppose ... read more

Creators SyndicateParkinson's and Rock Steady BoxingCreators SyndicateBack in 2006, a revolutionary program to help people who suffer from Parkinson's disease was launched in Indianapolis, Indiana, and it has proved to be remarkably successful. Rock Steady Boxing nonprofit was founded by Scott C. Newman, a former Marion ...and more » ... read more

The disease claimed the life of boxing legend Muhammad Ali in 2016. Results, published in the journal Neurology, suggest that of the retina's five layers, two are thinner in Parkinson's patients. Thin ... read more

Caledonian RecordBoxing Gym Giving Hope to Parkinson's PatientsCaledonian RecordJoe Allard leads a boxing class for people battling Parkinson's Disease at the Rock Steady Boxing Club in Lyndonville on Tuesday, Aug. 14, 2018. A lifelong boxer, Allard was motivated to start the classes after watching his uncle deal with the disease ... read more

Parkinson's patients give disease the one-two punch at gymWWBT NBC12 NewsWhen you think of Parkinson's patients, envisioning them strapping on boxing gloves isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But at Rocky Steady Boxing in Henrico, every single one of the gym's fighters is also battling the disease. ... read more

When you think of Parkinson's patients, envisioning them strapping on boxing gloves isn't the first thing that comes to mind. But at Rocky Steady Boxing in Henrico, every single one of the gym's fight ... read more

Boxing classes better for people with brain diseasesScoop.co.nzShe set up Counterpunch Parkinson's several years ago on the North Shore along with former New Zealand boxing champion Shane Cameron. Counterpunch Parkinson's has accredited 60 coaches all around New Zealand and two internationally. ... read more

The Tri-City NewsActivity keeps Parkinson's patients healthy, happyThe Tri-City NewsOne of Siddall's boxing partners at the Parkinson Wellness Centre in New Westminster, where they participate in a special program called Rock Steady Boxing, is Audrey Cerny. The 56-year-old Port Coquitlam resident was diagnosed more than three years  ... read more

Herald-WhigMan visiting Rock Steady Boxing in 50 states crosses off two states with local gymsHerald-WhigMONROE CITY, Mo. -- Jon Pawelkop, 60, of Tampa, Fla., was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years ago and discovered a year later Rock Steady Boxing, which is a low-impact exercise setting for people with Parkinson's ... read more

MONROE CITY, Mo. -- Jon Pawelkop, 60, of Tampa, Fla., was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease three years ago and discovered a year later Rock Steady Boxing, which is a low-impact exercise setting for ... read more

He works tirelessly as a volunteer for Parkinson’s UK and he uses kick-boxing to keep his strength up. And, of course, he rarely misses a dance class. For more information on classes, click here. ... read more

The code has been copied to your clipboard. The URL has been copied to your clipboard The physical fitness business Rock Steady Boxing NOVA gym opened in McLean, Virginia last December. That was the g ... read more

Parkinson's support group to be heldWilliamsport Sun-Gazette... Parkinson's Support Group will meet at 1:30 p.m. Thursday in Cafeteria Room 3A of UPMC Susquehanna Williamsport Hospital (use East Entrance). The program will feature Cindy Murphy from the Miller Recreation Center discussing Rock-Steady Boxing  ... read more

Voice of AmericaBoxing Program Helps People With Parkinson's DiseaseVoice of AmericaParkinson's disease affects the nervous system and causes people's muscles to become weak and their arms and legs to shake. Rock Steady Boxing, or RSB, was designed to help people with Parkinson's. The exercises in the program are meant to ... read more

Letters to the editor, Aug. 11Henderson Daily DispatchWe are interested in pursuing the possibility of bringing an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing to Granville or Vance counties. This well-known international program has been shown to improve abilities and delay symptoms of Parkinson's Disease. ... read more

ThePeterboroughExaminer.comBoxing program aims to alleviate Parkinson disease symptomsThePeterboroughExaminer.comPam Pilkington will try anything to alleviate her Parkinson disease symptoms – including boxing. Pilkington was one of eight people Thursday to participate in a new boxing program for people with Parkinson's. The first session took place at Goodlife ... ... read more

AZFamilyRock Steady boxing gym improving lives of Parkinson's patientsAZFamilyThe gym was initially created as a way to help Stockwell's wife Georgia, who suffers from Parkinson's, but it wasn't long before dozens of other patients were benefiting from the unique exercise program that improves their strength, balance and memory. ... read more

Weekly CitizenGeismar's Rock Steady Boxing fights Parkinson's - News - Gonzales ...Weekly Citizen"I was already teaching boxing when I came across the RSB program. Since rigorous exercise has been shown to slow the progression of Parkinson's, it only ...Rock Steady Boxing offers therapeutic exercise for Parkinson's patients in LyndonvilleMyChamplainValley.com FOX44 & ... read more

Brad Stockwell isn't training anyone for an upcoming fight, but he is fine-tuning their boxing skills to live a better life. "We call them fighters," said Stockwell, who owns the Rock Steady Gym in Pe ... read more

MyChamplainValley.com FOX44 & ABC22Rock Steady Boxing offers therapeutic exercise for Parkinson's patients in LyndonvilleMyChamplainValley.com FOX44 & ABC22LYNDONVILLE, Vt. - A gym in Lyndonville is helping people fight back against Parkinson's disease. “It's kind of the last thing I thought I'd do actually,” said Joe Allard, a boxing coach at Rock ... read more

Parkinson's News TodayWhat Is Helping Me the Most in My Parkinson's Battle?Parkinson's News TodayBoxing has been one of the most effective tools in my arsenal for fighting PD. It has given me the confidence to feel like the athlete I once was. Boxing helps me improve my stamina, speed, and ... read more

Boxing has been one of the most effective tools in my arsenal ... Seven months after Steve passed, I was diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease. Now, in addition to Steve's story, I am telling my own. ... read more