The Parkinson's Gym - Online Parkinson's Exercise Program

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Tips and Tricks on how to stand up from seated to stay safe and independent.

The Parkinson's Gym 11 likes. "Sit and Stand Better to keep your INDEPENDENCE with Parkinson's"

Get a full body workout just like being in a group class. All of the live-streamed workouts from the pandemic are going up on the YouTube channel.

The Parkinson's Gym - Live Workout, Oct 28 2021 A full workout (mobility, warm up and workout) for people with Parkinson's disease.This is from our live streamed workouts during the pandemic lockdown.You w...

Staying on schedule helps.

Stay on Target!!! Eating, medicating, and sleeping on a good schedule helps people with Parkinson's manage and understand their disease better. ...

On time, off time, dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, levodopa and dosing for Parkinson's disease, all explained in one chart. This could help you understand how the drugs, devices and therapies can (or are supposed to) work for you.

How Carbidopa-Levodopa Works for people with Parkinson's On time, off time, dyskinesia, Deep Brain Stimulation, levodopa and dosing explained in one chart. Parkinson's disease is tough enough. This could help you...

You don't realize how important your hips are until they hurt. Keeping them strong and stable will help you prevent injury, reduce falls, move easily and stay active.
Try out these simple exercises for strong, healthy and mobile hips.

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Being able to stand up safely and independently is a critical part of your daily life.
It seems simple... until you can't get up.
A few simple tips and tricks will help get you up and moving. Don't let your chair be a trap.

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How can you tell what is causing pain with Parkinson's disease?
Is that pain from injury, arthritis, Parkinson's, dystonia, or that damn deck-of-cards workout?
A common symptoms of Parkinson's is pain but it is difficult to tell when it is PD and when it isn't and what do to about it. Dr. Tolleson has some ideas.

This is an excerpt from my interview with Dr. Christopher Tolleson, Movement Disorder Specialist and Director of the University of Tennessee Medical Center's Cole Center for Parkinson's and Movement Disorders.

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Parkinson's disease can cause muscles stiffness and weakness throughout the body. This means that you might not be able to turn your torso as easily which affects your gait, balance and posture. But, daily exercises like these can help keep you turning and burning.

You will need a ball of some sort and a chair. I will walk you through about 10 rotational exercises you can do as a workout along with a warmup and stretch. You can either do this as a workout or add these exercises to your other workouts.
Just as long as you do them.

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The Parkinson's Gym is converting to a FREE YouTube Channel. Over the next several months, we will be posting a new video from the video library about every week.
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Workouts, interviews, vlogs and more. All about exercising to fight Parkinson's.

The Parkinson's Gym - YouTube The Parkinson's Gym is an online exercise program from Black Dog Fitness that is specifically for people fighting Parkinson's disease. Exercise is absolutely...

Members of the Parkinson's Gym get to see me do the "chicken neck" and my Thurston Howel impression.
Today I am posting a short exercise video about exercises and stretches you can do to prevent a head-forward posture.