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Wellness Series: Quality Time with a Movement Disorder Specialist
QUALITY TIME WITH A MOVEMENT DISORDER SPECIALIST May 17th, 2018 4:00-5:30PM Presented by: Dr. Kathryn Bradley, MD Participate in an informal Q&A with Dr. Kathryn Bradley, a Board Certified Neurologist and Movement Disorder Specialist. She will discuss how optimized medications will help you get the most out of exercise programming, and will answer any questions…
Read MoreWellness Series: GET EMPOWERED!
GET EMPOWERED! Get the Most Out of Exercise & Life April 19th, 2018 4:00-5:30PM Presented by: Phyliss Walls, RN, PhD Phyllis Walls, a registered nurse and partner of one of our PWR!Gym members, will discuss personal, family, and community empowerment. Come participate in an interactive discussion on how self-awareness, trust, caring, and acceptance of responsibility…
Read MoreParkinson’s Awareness Month
April is Parkinson’s Awareness Month And April 11th is National Parkinson’s Day A few Parkinson’s statistics from Parkinson.org: About one million Americans live with Parkinson’s disease (PD), which is more than the combined number of people diagnosed with multiple sclerosis, muscular dystrophy and Lou Gehrig’s disease (or Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis) Approximately 60,000 Americans are diagnosed…
Read MoreFunctional Mobility Applied to Parkinson’s Disease Review – Dr. Farley
I LOVE this narrative review on Functional mobility (see my summary below)! It provides a great rationale for a “function first” approach and highlights the need for lifelong management of functional mobility by physical and occupational therapists. By introducing our clients with Parkinson disease from day 1 to functional skill training using the Basic 4…
Read MorePWR! Workshops
We have just a few spots left in our Tucson Instructor Workshop at the PWR!Gym. March 23rd and March 24th, 2018 Register today! PWR!Moves Workshops Upcoming workshops: Greenville, SC-March 3-4, 2018 (Instructor) Cleveland, OH-March 10-11, 2018 (Therapist) Tucson, AZ-March 23-24, 2018 (Instructor) Rochester, MN-April 7-8, 2018 (Instructor) Mesa, AZ-April 14-15, 2018 (Therapist) FOR MORE INFORMATION…
Read MorePWR!Gym Dine Out: Thank You!
Thank you to those who attended the PWR!Gym Dine Out Event. Social interaction with our community is one of the keys to success for PWR! And we definitely believe in it. We had a great time. Click on the photos and you will see the rest on our facebook page. Thank you again! Our…
Read MoreSave the Date!
Our 2nd Annual PWR! in the Park will take place October 6th, 2018. We want you to help us plan this amazing day! Contact: info@pwr4life.org if you’d like to join our planning committee. More information from last years event!
Read MoreUpcoming Community Talks – Open to the Public
As we travel the globe training PWR! Professionals in our techniques, we offer each host community a community talk. At that community talk, our faculty will discuss Parkinson’s and associated hot topics affecting the Parkinson’s community. If you know anyone in the area who may benefit from attending this community talk, please share this with…
Read MoreThank You!
Thank you to Bob Eberle for taking a moment to share our PWR!Gym with others as an “outstanding resource” in the Arizona Daily Star, February, 2018. When we see advocacy for PWR!, we are really appreciative of our community helping us get the word out. We support our local Tucson area and offer free community…
Read MorePWR! Retreat
We are so excited to say the PWR!Retreat is full! We have now opened up the waitlist for any available spots here. If you have completed the application process, interview and have been approved to attend, but have not made your payment, the time to get it in is now. Your PWR!Retreat spot is not held or…
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