Editorials
Original thoughts and essays from PCLA's vibrant writing community.
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Walking for Parkinson’s: Building Confidence and Daily Function
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Self-Care Toolbox for Parkinson’s
Ziya “Z” Altug, PT, DPT, MS, DipACLM, OCS, is a board-certified orthopaedic physical therapist, health coach, and a certified lifestyle medicine professional from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. His quarterly column covers evidence-based wellness and physical activity research for the PD community.
Walking for Parkinson’s: Building Confidence and Daily Function
Walking is a practical, adaptable, and evidence-supported activity for individuals living with Parkinson’s disease.
Boxing for Parkinson’s: Fighting Back with Movement
Boxing-based exercise has become a widely adopted community intervention for people living with Parkinson’s disease.
Yoga for Parkinson’s: Finding Balance, One Move at a Time
Yoga offers an adaptable and low-cost movement practice that blends physical activity with mindfulness.
Simon Says
Simon Gornick writes this monthly column for PCLA to express his viewpoints as a professional screen writer, content writer, and a YOPD with tons of experience.
Simon Says...I’m doing okay!
For many of us though compartmentalizing is a hefty challenge. To beat the gloom there may be pharmacological protocols to try, as well as exercise and eating right. But I know that I can’t give up.
Simon Says...Trial and Error
One thing you get used to very fast after you’ve been diagnosed with PD, and that’s how often you’ll hear about a drug or device trial that’s going to be a “game changer."
Simon Says...Let Go
If you’re new to the Parkinson’s club and haven’t already figured it out, once PD has you in its kung fu grip, after your “honeymoon” period of being less symptomatic, it never lets go.
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