RAYNHAM — Sixty-year-old Michael Quaglia has been dealing with Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. His battle with soft voice syndrome, where the disease makes it difficult to speak, is noticeable, but ...
Inside a Long Island gym, people living with Parkinson’s lace up gloves and throw steady punches to stay moving and shine a ...
Phil and Todd Miller are a team. They are father and son and they are in the fight for the long haul. They are using their superpowers to fight Parkinson’s disease. After a few years, there are a lot ...
FRANKLIN, Tenn. (WTVF) — In these two years of the pandemic, we've had to learn to adapt in countless ways. What if your very well-being depended on your normal daily schedule being uninterrupted?
More than 35 people with Parkinson's disease frequent a program called Knock Out Parkinson’s Disease (KOPD) in London, Ont., that has them practice boxing skills in intense workout sessions to delay ...
Lela Newey boxes a freestanding body opponent bag during the Rock Steady Boxing — Glacier class for people with Parkinson's on Monday, March 13, 2023, at Gateway Community Center in Kalispell. (Hilary ...
This story was commissioned by the River City Journalism Fund Mary Eagan, 71, stares at the body-height punching bag, her delicate hands buried in a pair of giant red boxing gloves. On this warm ...
A LIFE NOW.ORG. PARKINSON’S IS A DISEASE THAT AFFECTS THE NERVOUS SYSTEM CAUSING TREMORS AND MUSCLE STIFNFE STIFFNESS. THAT WORSENS OVER TIME. THERE’S NO CURE BUT RESEARCHERS HAVE DISCOVERED SOMETHING ...
With every punch he throws, Jimmy Achord battles Parkinson's disease. Since his diagnosis four years ago, the 65-year-old has exercised daily as the nervous system disorder threatens to show its ...
Charlene Washa bobs from side to side, alternating between left and right crosses into a punching bag. Her blood is pumping, each punch bringing on a rush of endorphins. The 65-year-old from Le Center ...