The boxing program that I have been with for the past 5 years has been experimenting with other types of activities for People with Parkinson's. (PwP's)The latest has been a writing circle with a professor of writing from NYU. StoPD, which is based in New York, is the brainchild of Alex Montaldo, an actor/boxer and …
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I was contacted last month by Walk With Path, a company that makes devices that attach to your shoes to alleviate Freezing of Gait (FoG). The device, Path Finder, provides visual cues with lasers attached to the front of your shoes. This gives the wearer a visual cue to step across, and acts as an …
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The internet is a treasure trove for discovering new music to new videos. A simple dopamine booster is browsing Pinterest or even Amazon for new products and items. - endless events While surfing the internet I ran across an article titled 10 WAYS YOU CAN INCREASE DOPAMINE LEVELS IN THE BRAIN WITHOUT …
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Dr. Laurie Mischley, of Bastyr University, has been tracking People with Parkinson's (PwP's) for several years for her "CAM Care in PD" study. When I spoke to her at the World Parkinson's Congress last fall, she explained that this is the only study looking at how people are living with PD now and following them …
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I recently read an article from Parkinson's News Today that explores the use of Computer Games as a non-drug therapy for Parkinson's Disease. Being an addictive person who spends way too much time on the computer anyway, I had to check this out. Can I really justify the minutes - ok hours - spent playing …
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