Dr. Farley at Parkinson’s Wellness Day at the Valley of the Sun JCC on March 21

Join Dr. Becky Farley in Scottsdale on March 21, as she is the featured speaker at Valley of The Sun JCC’s Parkinson’s Wellness Day! Come learn about Exercise for Brain Change essentials, her vision for living your best life, and develop your own personalized “Hopamine” to supplement your Dopamine! Registration is required – learn more…

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A Year in Review: Hopeamine for the Holidays!

We will be missing you over the holidays and wanted to give you some HOPAMINE to supplement your DOPAMINE to keep you motivated and moving until we see you again in 2024! Personalized Prescription: Find what ingredients matter the most to YOU – and enjoy a daily dose of HOPE at your OWN intensity. HOPAMINE ingredients below.…

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Dr. Farley on Urban Poling PodCast – November 12, 2023

Join Dr. Joy A. Cochran PT, DPT, and Becky Farley, founder of PWR!, in an enlightening episode of the Urban Poling Podcast. Delve into an insightful discussion on empowering individuals with Parkinson’s through exercise using the Activator Poles. Explore practical tips and strategies to enhance mobility, balance, and overall well-being, providing a fresh perspective on…

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Thank you to our PWR! Retreat Supporters

Thank you to our PWR! Retreat Supporters We want to offer our appreciation to those who support our PWR! Retreat in 2023. Below you will find more information from those individuals and organizations.  Dr. Jacob Weiss, PhD – Founder HandEyeBody Academy If you want to find out more about Dr. Weiss and his programs check…

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Disease-modifying Medicines: Hope or Hype? Part 3

Disease-modifying Medicines: Hope or Hype? Part 3 From Dr. Farley I was recently asked to take part in a panel discussion hosted by the European Parkinson Therapy Centre. We were asked to provide rationale for the potential of different “medicines” to change or modify disease progression.  The “medicines” discussed included pharmaceuticals, gene therapies, nutrition and…

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Disease-modifying Medicines: Hope or Hype?

Disease-modifying Medicines: Hope or Hype? From Dr. Farley I was recently asked to take part in a panel discussion hosted by the European Parkinson Therapy Centre. We were asked to provide rationale for the potential of different “medicines” to change or modify disease progression.  The “medicines” discussed included pharmaceuticals, gene therapies, nutrition and exercise.  There…

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LGBTQ+ Adults with Parkinson Disease

LGBTQ+ Adults with Parkinson Disease Dr. McIsaac is recruiting for a qualitative study on the lived experiences regarding Healthcare access of people with Parkinson disease (PD) identifying as LGBTQ+, non-LGBTQ+ people with PD, care partners, and healthcare providers. The study will be looking to interview (by Zoom) people from across the U.S., from urban and rural…

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Make Function Exercise

Let’s have FUN with Function – “Make Function Exercise” Why we do what we do! Ever since my NIH funded research established the importance of intensive whole-body amplitude training as a rehabilitation protocol (LSVT BIG ®) for improving function in persons with Parkinson disease1, I wanted to do more to get at the heart of the mobility and…

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Let’s train persons with Parkinson disease (PWP) like an athlete!

Let’s Train Person’s with Parkinson Disease Like Athletes The Parkinson’s Foundation and the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) announced new exercise recommendations for Parkinson’s disease on May 25, 2021. The new guidelines adhere to the traditional method of prescribing exercise using the FITT method: an acronym for frequency, intensity, time and type (of exercise). …

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Building Strength for Parkinsons Awareness Month

Building Strength for Parkinson’s Awareness Month This month PWR! released the Strength Guided Plan to the PWR! Virtual Experience. Dr. Farley compiled a Research Update for everyone to read regarding strength. To get the most out of your strength-training routines, you need to work at your full cognitive and physical potential. You can get better at…

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