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“Exercise is a ​physiological tool ​that promotes brain health, repair, ​adaptation, ​and behavioral ​recovery ​from the inside.”​​

- Dr. Becky Farley

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Thank you for visiting our webpage. Jennifer and I enjoyed introducing you to our organization and the PWR!Moves! I have been working with PWP since 2000 - when the research on exercise in animals with PD was first published! That research challenged the existing dogma in rehabilitation - to keep things easy for PWP! It was the start of the exercise revolution for PWP. I was fortunate to be the first to demonstrate in a clinical trial that challenging PWP to practice bigger and faster whole-body movements (amplitude training) works! That experience of seeing people get better, changed my career. The PWR!Moves were an extension of that first research - to make the training of amplitude MORE PD-specific and adaptable for everyone! Now, we have replaced general whole-body movements, with functional movements. We are now able to systematically progress the physical and cognitive challenge to be more like real life, to further optimize the benefits of amplitude alone. I also integrated other research techniques into the training to target multiple motor and nonmotor symptoms of PD, so you can have a comprehensive program. And, for the first time, therapists and exercise professionals share a common goal - to put off the functional deterioration that interferes with everyday movements and exercise performance in community exercise classes!

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Why the PWR!Moves supports those with Parkinson's

Dr. Farley discusses the uniqueness of the PWR!Moves and how it applies to the motor skills that underlie your everyday life skills and how research shows these skills deteriorate with Parkinson's.  As she shows us the basic PWR!Moves, you can see how they can help you to continue to lead a full life in everything you do with Parkinson's.

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PWR!Moves are the core of our Parkinson Disease specific functional exercise and physical therapy programs. The Basic 4 PWR!Moves are designed to each target a skill known to deteriorate in people with Parkinson disease, which often lead to loss of mobility and function. The PWR!Moves can be practiced in multiple positions, made progressively more physically and cognitively challenging, and be used differently to target each person’s unique symptoms individually. PWR!Moves help you mitigate symptoms and rebuild functionality, no matter how you incorporate them into your life. They're beneficial in stand-alone group exercise classes, integrated into your daily activities and routines (such as activities of daily living, recreation, sports, and hobbies), in physical and exercise therapy settings. For More information please visit our website at www.pwr4life.org To begin PWR!Moves as a person with Parkinson's visit our website at www.exerciseforbrainchange.org

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PWR! Retreat

The PWR! Retreat is a weeklong (7 day/6 night) exercise-focused Parkinson disease-specific retreat and conference for people with Parkinson’s and their care partners. Experience a FUN, engaging way to learn all about, and put into practice, the latest research in exercise and PD – HOW to exercise, WHY you should exercise and the EFFECT exercise has on PD symptoms.

We are already planning next year's Retreat. Join our interest list to be the first to know when we are opening up registration.

At Parkinson Wellness Recovery, our members speak volumes. The programs at the PWR!Gym help our clients move better, feel better, and fight Parkinson disease every day.

And then my legs stopped working....

Read more about Thom Cope our PWR!Gym Member who has recently finished his 14th 5k Achievement since being diagnosed in 2015.

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