Great article about hospital treatment!

"Hospital Care and Parkinson's Disease" Click here (Courtesy of Muhammed Ali Parkinson Center, Southwest Parkinsonnews).

Articles and Web Sites on Exercise for PD

Exercise Can Help!, An excellent web site put up by Becky Farley. See especially the tab titled "Do It Yourself Tips".

Exercise4BrainChange, Becky's latest and most exciting effort!

John Argue Class, Watch video of what is possible with training from an expert!

From Carol Fisher, yoga teacher with special focus on PD (of particular interest to those in the San Francisco Bay area).

Articles from the Parkinson Research Foundation (The fourth article is about Paul.)

Delaying Mobility Disability In People With Parkinson Disease Using a Sensimotor Agility Exercise Program, Laurie A King, Fay B Horak, Physical Therapy, vol. 89 #4.

Combining Exercise with Yoga Postures, Breathing, and Meditation to Help Manage the Symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease, Newell, Lori, M.A. International Journal of Yoga Therapy, No. 15 (2005), pp 81 – 86.

"Yoga Therapeutics in Neurologic Physical Therapy: An Ancient Practice in a 21st Century Setting", Matt Taylor, Neurology Report, APTA Neurology Section, Jun 2001

Download PowerPoint presentation of Yoga Study on Those with Parkinson's, Bryan Coleman-Salgado, PT, DPT, MS, CWS, SYTAR Conference, March 2009

Books & DVDs on Exercise for
Parkinson’s Disease (PD)

Yoga for Movement Disorders, Renee Le Verrier, Merit Pub. Intl. Note: Renee now offers a companion DVD. See the "Books and Video" tab on her web site

Parkinson’s Disease and the Art of Moving, John Argue, New Harbinger Pub. (Two DVDs also available)

Delay the Disease - Exercise and Parkinson's Disease, David Zid, Columbus Health Works Productions

Move It, Kevin Lockette, Langdon St. Press (DVD also available)

The Book of Exercise and Yoga for Those with Parkinson’s Disease, Lori Newell Living Well Yoga and Fitness

The Touch of Healing: Energizing Body, Mind, and Spirit with the Art of Jin Shin Jyutsu, Alice Burmeister, Bantam Books, NY, 1997

Stretching Life, Joann Gibson, Inspirational program delivered via DVD package.

The Athlete's Pocket Guide to Yoga, Sage Rountree, Not Parkinson's-specific, but a good, compact general yoga reference. (Just do not be intimidated by the models doing hard poses!)

General Parkinson's Education and Resources

Resource navigator from Davis Phinney Foundation

Site for the Recently Diagnosed

Lectures from the HOPE Conference, Northwest Parkinson's Foundation

National Parkinson's Foundation

American Parkinson's Disease Association

Two excellent references for those who want to read a whole book on PD:

100 Questions & Answers About Parkinson Disease, Updated Version, Abraham Lieberman, MD, Muhammad Ali Parkinson Center, Phoenix, Arizona ISBN: 9780763762506

Parkinson's Disease For Dummies, Michele Tagliati, MD, Gary Guten, MD, MA, Jo Horne, MA, Deborah W. Brooks ISBN: 978-0-470-07395-7

Paul and other riders with Parkinson's started off the Road 2 Victory event by riding a "Victory Lap" ahead of the other 400 plus riders.