Parkinson’s Symptoms Improve for Long-term with Weight Training

Parkinson’s patients who participated for two years in resistance exercise, also known as weight training, experienced improvements in tremors and other motor symptoms associated with Parkinson’s disease, according to a study presented at the April 2012 American Academy of Neurology’s annual meeting.

Researchers studied 48 Parkinson’s disease patients. The patients participated in one of [...]

Therapy Benefits Parkinson’s Patients

LSVT BIG therapy, delivered by physical therapists, has been shown to enhance Parkinson’s Disease patients’ motor function. [...]