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In-Person Therapist Workshop: March 15-16, 2025
You asked for it – make your plans and register today! Get PWR!Moves certified in-person at the PWR!Gym on March 15-16, 2025 in beautiful Tucson, AZ. Advance your career with PWR!Moves certification to create PD-specific, personalized therapy and exercise plans adaptable for any level of disease severity. Learn more and register today.
Read MoreDance for PD at the PWR!Gym Starts October 21
New – happening on Mondays at the PWR!Gym starting October 21! We’re excited to offer this weekly Dance for PD class open to gym members and their care partners. This eight-week class is only $96 for members, and $48 for care partners if interested. Sign up at the front desk or call 520.591.5346 for more…
Read MoreDance for PD at the PWR!Gym Starts October 21
New – happening on Mondays at the PWR!Gym starting October 21! We’re excited to offer this weekly Dance for PD class open to gym members and their care partners. This eight-week class is only $96 for members, and $48 for care partners if interested. Sign up at the front desk or call 520.591.5346 for more…
Read MoreExpert Voices: Effective, Safe Exercise for People With Parkinson’s Disease
“You need an exercise professional who collaborates with healthcare professionals, has specialized knowledge of PD, and knows how to design and implement safe and effective classes that address PD-specific fitness and mobility problems across disease severity.” Exercise and physical activity are proven treatment tools for People with Parkinson’s disease. Learn more about PWR!, the PWR!Moves,…
Read MoreWhat Is Parkinson’s Wellness Recovery, and How Can It Help With Parkinson’s Symptoms?
“If you can’t go out and walk with your dog, engage in your favorite sports, and do the hobbies you enjoy, then those are the things you need to practice. We call it functional skill training, and we make it more like life.” Wondering about the benefits of exercise in treating Parkinson’s? Curious what PWR!…
Read MoreJoin our team for Moving Day Tucson! – Nov 2, 2024
Will you join our Moving Day team? Together with the Parkinson’s Foundation, we can raise funds, awareness, and understanding of Parkinson’s disease while connecting with the PD community. Moving Day Tucson is at Reid Park on Saturday, November 2, 2024. Events start at 9 am. Sign up to join us here: https://secure3.convio.net/prkorg/site/TR/MovingDayEvent/General?team_id=80116&pg=team&fr_id=5696
Read MoreSeptember 17 is Parkinson’s National Day of Action
Join PWR!, The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research, and advocates around the country in taking action to support the 1 million Americans living with Parkinson’s disease. You are invited to sign a petition urging a ban on paraquat, a harmful herbicide thought to increase Parkinson’s risk, and write to Congress asking them to…
Read MoreParkinson’s National Day of Action is September 17, 2024
Join PWR! and advocates nationwide for Parkinson’s National Day of Action on September 17! Stay tuned for more info and sign up for The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research’s advocacy network to receive everything you need to take action: https://www.michaeljfox.org/advocacy
Read MoreLiving Well With Parkinson’s Disease – October 6 at Tucson JCC
You are invited to join PWR!’s Dr. Becky Farley, alongside local movement disorder specialists and neurosurgeons, for Living Well with Parkinson’s Disease at the Tucson Jewish Community Center on Sunday, October 6. Learn about exercise, current research, and clinical trial opportunities and patient support services near you. Free – register at bit.ly/parkinsonsevent.
Read MoreHow dogged Tucsonan Bailey Bish won the U.S. Adaptive Open
Congrats Bailey for winning the 2024 U.S. Adaptive Open! She worked with one of our therapists here at the PWR!Gym on her road to victory. https://tucson.com/sports/subscriber/bailey-bish-golf-us-adaptive-open-tucson-tanque-verde-high-school/article_00af2e98-4a12-11ef-bf29-1b7dd85cb271.html #Dystonia #PD #ExerciseIsMedicine #USAdaptiveOpen
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