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Geoffrey Rogers knew he felt better after hitting the treadmill. "When I would finish one of the session there would be a calmness. The tremor would be calm," said Rogers, a 69-year-old Parkinson's ...

At 79, Sarah Schoentgen exercises more than many people half her age. On top of walking in her Denver neighborhood and pedaling on her home stationary bike, Schoentgen works out at least twice weekly ...

Share on Pinterest Researchers are learning how exercise may impact symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. LightFieldStudios/Getty Images Intense and rigorous exercise may help slow the progression of ...

For most of his 81 years, Frank Vivona, of St. James, considered himself a full-blown couch potato. “I didn’t exercise and, in fact, I never liked exercise,” said the retired schoolteacher. But after ...

Q: A friend of mine was recently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. She has been told that exercise – especially swimming – can be helpful. She isn’t a strong swimmer and is afraid to try now. Why ...

Heather MacTavish leaped around the circle of drums, singing and waving her arms to urge the drummers louder, faster. Only a slight tremor in one hand revealed her Parkinson's disease. That and the ...

Exercise could be the new prescription for Parkinson's Disease, a progressive disorder of the nervous system that affects movement. More than six million people worldwide suffer from Parkinsons and ...

According to a recent study called the Parkinson's Outcomes Project, individuals with Parkinson's who begin exercising for at least 2.5 hours a week earlier in the disease cycle see a slower decline ...

Regular exercise could halt Parkinson's disease, US researchers believe. In a study on rats, exercise prevented degeneration of nerve cells that are normally destroyed by the disease. The University ...