This week, Health News from NPR featured a story about how exercise—from boxing, to dancing, to tai chi—can help alleviate the symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease.
Osher Center Research Director, Dr. Peter Wayne described on air, how tai chi can help improve balance and strength in older adults, and benefit individuals suffering from the disease.
According to the Parkinson’s Disease Foundation, “as many as one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease, which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease.”
Listen to the audio here (4 min), and read the NPR article here: Fight Parkinson’s: Exercise May be the Best Therapy.
