“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, and…

“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!…

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

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…

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

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  

We’re on the lookout for a passionate Physical Therapist eager to make a real impact. Join our team and play a key role in empowering patients to achieve their full potential! 💪✨If you’re ready to advance your career in a supportive and dynamic setting, we want to hear from you! Apply today at https://www.indeed.com/job/physical-therapist-see-6-patients-day-d60befef0b100e88  

¡Ya disponible! Paquete de vídeos de 4 semanas diseñado para personas con Parkinson para ayudar a mejorar su equilibrio. Now available! 4-week video package designed for people with Parkinson’s to help improve their balance. https://www.exerciseforbrainchange.org/paquete-equilibrio-empezar-hoy/

Calling People with Parkinson’s! This University of Connecticut research study exploring factors that could enhance quality of life and disease management seeks participants. Learn more at rebrand.ly/uconnpd.

ICYMI: This past Tuesday, July 2, the President signed the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act, the first-ever federal legislation dedicated to ending Parkinson’s disease, into law. Learn more courtesy of the Parkinson’s Foundation: https://www.parkinson.org/blog/awareness/national-plan

Organized by the American Society of Hand Therapists and held June 3-9, 2024, it espouses the benefits of hand therapy. We’re big believers too – our most popular virtual package is our Hands Package, which includes targeted exercises to improve strength, coordination, and flexibility, along with an exercise calendar and bonus videos. Learn more at…

Attention PWR!Moves professionals: Have you claimed your directory listing? We recently upgraded our directory, used by People with Parkinson’s and their caregivers to find therapists and exercise professionals with expertise in PD like you. Action is needed – you must claim your listing by the end of February or it will be removed. Claim your…

Researchers at the University of Wisconsin-Madison are seeking participants with Parkinson’s Disease for a research study exploring relationships between caregiver burden and relationship styles. Learn more at https://uwmadison.co1.qualtrics.com/jfe/form/SV_0GO69xw7D5X3UKq

Don’t miss this inspiring Parkinson’s-focused week of Exercise, Education, Enrichment, and Empowerment! Registration is now open for the annual PWR! Retreat, taking place at the beautiful El Conquistador Tucson, a Hilton Resort and AAA Four Diamond hotel, from May 26-June 1, 2024. Visit https://www.pwr4life.org/pwr-retreat/pwrretreat-registration-form/ for more information and to register today! Please don’t wait to begin…

Together, let’s raise $175,000 to help people with Parkinson’s get better and stay better with exercise! https://www.pwr4life.org/giving-challenge/

Are you ready to exercise? When you subscribe at the PWR! Virtual Experience, you receive access to a video library with hundreds of exercise videos designed to improve the symptoms of Parkinson’s. Experience high and low intensity versions, so that you can exercise no matter how fit you are right now. Participate in live classes led by the experts at the PWR!Gym in Tucson, Arizona and get support in real time! Sign up for a Subscription today at www.exerciseforbrainchange.org.

PWR!Moves certified therapists now have a choice when it’s time to recertify! The redesigned interactive Refresher recertification helps physical and occupational therapists effectively utilize the PWR!Moves within rehabilitative therapy. Is it your year to recertify? Learn more at www.pwr4life.org/recertification

Do you have Parkinson disease? Are you ready to take your exercise to the next level? At the PWR! Virtual Experience, we have more videos, new packages, all-access live classes, and guided programs to help you thrive. Subscribe today at www.exerciseforbrainchange.org to move better and feel better with Parkinson’s!

Time is running out to attend our PWR!Moves Certified Therapist Workshop on November 4th & 5th!

https://www.pwr4life.org/pwr-workshops/therapist-registration/

PWR!Moves certified therapists now have a choice when it’s time to recertify! he Freezing of Gait (FOG) recertification provides therapists with practical insights and necessary tools to design FOG interventions that integrate with the PWR!Moves. Is it your year to recertify? Learn more at www.pwr4life.org/recertification.

Here, Amy demonstrates how the seated PWR! Step can be applied to getting out of your vehicle safely and with ease:

https://www.exerciseforbrainchange.org/seated-pwr-step-car/

Does limited mobility make it difficult for you to get comfortable once you go to bed? Follow along as Sarah uses the PWR!Twist to get into a comfortable sleeping position here:

https://www.exerciseforbrainchange.org/pwr-twist-on-your-belly-get-comfortable/

Don’t forget to sign up for our PWR!Moves Certified Therapist Workshop on December 2nd & 3rd!

https://www.pwr4life.org/pwr-workshops/therapist-registration/