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Functional Fitness for Parkinson’s: Improving 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.
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Home Exercise Strategies for Parkinson’s

You may choose to exercise in a gym, but you may be happy (or perhaps relieved) to learn that a gym is not required. With the right approach you can just as easily perform fun and effective workouts in your home or in nature.
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Functional Fitness for Parkinson’s: Improving Daily Function

Functional fitness involves the incorporation of exercises that help you improve movements that you use throughout the day for ADLs. 
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Fun Fitness for Parkinson’s: Enjoyable and Playful Daily Movement

‍Exercise is not optional in Parkinson’s; it is the foundational pillar in disease management.
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Simon Gornick

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.
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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.
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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."
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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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UCLA students

UCLA Students

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How virtual reality (VR) therapy can benefit patients with Parkinson’s

VR has not yet been developed into accessible FDA-cleared products for Parkinson’s patients who are not in research studies. Even if a product becomes available on the market, it may be hard or even impossible to afford.

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