…one that is affected by Parkinson’s), listen to upbeat music to help you step in rhythm, and pay attention to your breathing, which reduces stress and lessens dyskinesias. Physical therapists…
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…The article I’d read recommended you learn how to play a musical instrument or a new language. Essentially, I learned to code with a new language. Rather than spending my…
…team, finding in-home and long-term care for her mother, and more. You can watch the video below. Resources and topics mentioned Dystonia and Parkinson’s How Music Therapy Can Help You…
…this?” Singing, and music, in general, bypasses a lot of the damaged areas of the basal ganglia. Couple this with the emotional attachment we often have while singing and it…
…different diets and supplements and visited all kinds of medical practitioners. I incorporated hypnosis, tapping, deep breathing, hot and cold therapy, infrared light therapy, music therapy, and, of course, many…
…demand as a performer, sometimes jamming with jazz musicians. Wayne was diagnosed with Parkinson’s in 2005. He took refuge in poetry and has written hundreds of “parkie” poems, which he…
…music cues up, and the actor exits stage left. After reading Matthew McConaughey’s book Greenlights, however, and then watching his acceptance speech for his role in Dallas Buyers Club, my…
Receiving a Parkinson’s diagnosis when you’re young is overwhelming enough. Being a woman with a Parkinson’s diagnosis adds an additional layer of complexities and challenges. In this panel discussion, our…
…is now a full-time poet and performer, and loves jamming with jazz musicians. As a part of “Together, apart,” a worldwide initiative on World Parkinson’s Day, Wayne Gilbert performed several…
…a music therapist, she works for the Davis Phinney Foundation, and she said a tip I used for patients needing water in post-operative recovery was to listen to a song…
…music, dancing to the sunrise, something that you do that you like and you enjoy has to be incorporated every day whether you have Parkinson’s disease, whether you have young…
…done to my brain and body. The right side of my body moved in time with the music. The left side of my body lurched in some sort of damp…