While medications can help manage the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease, there’s a natural remedy that can play a big role, too: movement. “Exercise should always be part of the prescription for ...

Exercise continues to prove beneficial in managing the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Some research has shown that consistent exercise — at least 2.5 h/wk — can slow symptom progression and improve ...

For most of his 81 years, Frank Vivona, of St. James, considered himself a full-blown couch potato. “I didn’t exercise and, in fact, I never liked exercise,” said the retired schoolteacher. But after ...

February 9, 2012 — Results of a randomized trial show that training patients with Parkinson's disease in the ancient art of tai chi reduced balance impairments, improving function and reducing falls. ...

At 79, Sarah Schoentgen exercises more than many people half her age. On top of walking in her Denver neighborhood and pedaling on her home stationary bike, Schoentgen works out at least twice weekly ...

Kris Cameron has a personal reason for offering "Delay the Disease," an exercise class for people with Parkinson's disease: Her father, who died of the disease in 2003. A certified personal trainer ...

It’s become routine at this point. Vanessa Kaczmarek instructs the class to strike a specific stretch. But, before all the exercise participants begin, they await her to ask one specific member of the ...

Patients at the Rush University Medical Center swayed and stretched as they followed choreography from one of the dance captains of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.” The medical center ...

Tai chi, a type of exercise that guides the body through gentle, flowing poses, may help some of the worst physical problems of Parkinson's disease, a new study shows. If further studies confirm the ...