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Phil and Todd Miller are a team. They are father and son and they are in the fight for the long haul. They are using their superpowers to fight Parkinson’s disease. After a few years, there are a lot ...
STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — Running, jumping, kicking, right jabs and left crosses: You may think Rock Steady Boxing is not your mother’s Parkinson’s Disease routine. Or maybe it is. Mothers, fathers, ...
RAYNHAM — Sixty-year-old Michael Quaglia has been dealing with Parkinson’s disease for 18 years. His battle with soft voice syndrome, where the disease makes it difficult to speak, is noticeable, but ...
On a bitter late winter’s afternoon in Masterton, five hardy characters braved the frigid temperatures to spar in a community boxing gym.
Intermountain Health's Rock Steady Boxing Classes are a program using exercise to mitigate motor symptoms related to Parkinson's disease. These are non-contact boxing classes where participants glove ...
RISE founder MG Vellinga started putting on the classes three years ago after being approached by some in the community because of boxing’s positive impacts on Parkinson’s patients’ motor skills. She ...
BANGOR, Maine (WABI) - The Fighting Eagles Boxing Club is a Punching Out Parkinson’s mission in Bangor. “It’s really great to get involved in the community. We have a large Parkinson’s population in ...
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