Stanford PD Community Blog

In January 2020, the Parkinson’s Foundation offered a webinar on Optimal Exercise Strategies for Stability, Stamina, and Strength, featuring speaker Joellyn Fox, DPT. She discussed how Parkinson’s disease (PD) affects strength, endurance, and balance; the importance of exercise and how it can impact these aspects of fitness; and tips and tricks to get past some of the hurdles that face people with PD who are trying to increase their physical activity. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.  

The Cure Parkinson’s Trust, in the United Kingdom, hosted a panel webinar discussion on Exercise in Parkinson’s disease (PD) on January 8^th, 2020. Panelists discussed why exercise is important in PD, how research suggests it likely affects the brain, and recommendations for those who would like to become more active. We at Stanford Parkinson’s Community Outreach listened to the webinar and are sharing our notes.

Stanford’s Parkinson’s Community Outreach Program hosts a quarterly deep brain stimulation (DBS) support group meeting for those wanting to learn more about this surgical treatment for Parkinson’s Disease (PD).  The December 2019 meeting featured a panel of those who had already undergone surgical implantation with DBS.  Here are our notes from the meeting.