Because Parkinson’s can impact the reflexes needed to maintain an upright posture, people with Parkinson’s may feel unstable while standing upright. This postural instability — better known as poor balance and coordination — can make certain physical activities difficult, and it also increases the risk of falling. The good news is that although postural instability is a common Parkinson’s symptom, it can be managed and mitigated with practice. By training your balance frequently, you can improve your postural stability and even regain some of your automatic balance reflexes.
Exercise
Ready to kick off the new year with a new at-home exercise routine? You're in luck! Keep ON Moving, a series of home workout videos created for people living with Parkinson's, will help you feel energized, engaged, balanced, and prepared to live well today, throughout 2021, and beyond.
Along with tremor, rigidity, and slowness of movement, postural instability—better known as poor balance and coordination—is a common Parkinson’s motor…
In this video, Davis Phinney explains how exercise, from yoga to high-intensity cycling, helps boost his mood, activates neuro growth factors, and more. He also shares why it's important to find exercises that are sustainable for you, how household chores can be part of your Parkinson's therapy routine, and how to make exercise a habit.
03 Dec: Ask the Parkinson’s Expert – Cognitive and Emotional Benefits of Exercise with Davis Phinney
In this video, Davis Phinney explains how exercise, from yoga to high-intensity cycling, helps boost his mood, activates neuro growth factors, and more. He also shares why it's important to find exercises that are sustainable for you, how household chores can be part of your Parkinson's therapy routine, and how to make exercise a habit.
Davis Phinney recently sat down with us to talk about how yoga is an ideal exercise for people with Parkinson's. Hear his suggestions for 15- and 30-minute programs, fitting yoga into your day, and why yoga has become for him a "must-do" for his overall health and well-being.
Davis Phinney, an Olympic Bronze medalist and Tour de France stage winner, has celebrated the most victories of any cyclist…
In this interview, Lisa Skandali, an MSc graduate of Clinical Neuropsychology at the University of Groningen in the Netherlands, shares her research on the subject of service dogs for people with Parkinson’s and Lewy Body Dementia and how service dogs can support people with Parkinson’s.
In 2006, physical therapists Lee Dibble, Terry Ellis, and Gammon Earhart received funding from the Davis Phinney Foundation for the…
Dr. Alberts has dedicated 17 years to studying the effects of exercise, primarily forced cycling, on motor and non-motor performance. Each project has inspired the next, and the research continually supports the belief that forced and high-intensity aerobic exercise improves motor function (and more) in people with Parkinson’s.