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
We’re hiring! Start your new year off right by joining the PWR! team as a Group Fitness Instructor or Professional Education Coordinator. Learn more and apply at https://www.indeed.com/cmp/Parkinson-Wellness-Recovery-1/jobs.
Improve your hand movements today with PWR!’s newly released Hands Package.
New PWR! Virtual Experience Package coming January 2, 2024, focused on Hands.
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…
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.…
Check you emails and don’t miss your spot! We have opened early access to our PWR! Retreat Interest List, so if you signed up, be sure to check your emails and apply soon. We are excited to share we are more than halfway full for the 2024 Retreat, to be held in our Tucson hometown…
Getting up from a chair can be a huge challenge when you have Parkinson disease. And, just like every person’s Parkinson’s is different, so should the strategies you use to help you get up to stand. Join Calli from the PWR!Gym as she shares how to adjust your foot position to help you stand from…
Walk This Way! Enhancing Gait in PD w/Attentional Strategies | By Katelin Wisenor & Jenn Bazan-Wigle
“Bigger steps!” “Walk heel to toe!” “You’re not swinging your arms!” All these are commonly heard and said here at the PWR!Gym. But are these instructions helping? Let’s see what the experts say! As PD-specific specialists, we’re constantly seeking innovative ways to support our clients with Parkinson disease (PD). Gait impairments are one of the…
Interested in attending PWR!’s week-long Annual Retreat in beautiful Tucson, Arizona in late May, 2024? Spots for attendees and their partners are very limited, so act now by signing up for our Interest List at www.pwr4life.org/pwr-retreat before December 11 to secure early access to the application. PWR!’s Annual Retreat is an inspiring week of exercise,…
Happy Thanksgiving from everyone at PWR! As a reminder, the gym is closed on Thanksgiving Day and Friday, and there are no live classes. If you feel the need to work off that extra stuffing, the PWR! Virtual Experience is accessible 24/7 at www.exerciseforbrainchange.org.
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…
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/
Do you have Parkinson disease? If so, you know that exercise can help you move better and feel better in your life.