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March Wellness Series
Neuro-acupuncture & Photobiomodulation Therapy March 15, 2018 4:00-5:30PM Presented by:Steve Liu, L.Ac., BSEE Neuro-acupuncture and Photobiomodulation Therapy can be beneficial as a complementary option for people with Parkinson’s disease. Join Steve Liu, a licensed acupuncturist, in discussing how each type of therapy can reduce emotional and motor symptoms such as anxiety, sleep, tremors, and slowness.…
Read MoreFebruary, 2018’s Wellness Series- Hot Topics Follow-up
For those that missed the first “Hot Topics” Wellness Series Feb. 15th, or that want a synopsis, this is for you! Dr. Nate McMullen provided the background about alpha synuclein and how it becomes dysfunctional and contributes to cell death in PD by building up inside the cell and interfering with protein recycling (garbage disposal…
Read MorePWR!Moves Workshops Update
Congratulations to the PWR!Moves Certified Professionals who attended our Workshop in January 2018 at the PWR!Gym PWR!Moves Workshops Our February and March Workshops are: * San Luis Obispo, CA-February 24-25, 2018 (Therapist) * Greenville, SC-March 3-4, 2018 (Instructor) * Cleveland, OH-March 10-11, 2018 (Therapist) * Tucson, AZ-March 23-24, 2018 (Instructor) FOR MORE INFORMATION AND TO REGISTER…
Read MoreFebruary 2018 PWR!Moves You Love
We’re revisting our video showing PWR! advocates with their favorite PWR!Move of the Month. Which PWR!Move do you love?
Read MoreWelcome to Our New Interns at the PWR!Gym!
“My name is Anysse Chavez, and I am currently a senior at the University of Arizona studying Public Health. I am a Public Health intern at the PWR!Gym and have aspirations of becoming an occupational therapist. It is evident that physical and occupational therapy, as well as exercise, are beneficial for people with Parkinson’s disease,…
Read MorePWR!’s New Office Manager
The PWR!Gym is pleased to welcome our new Office Manager, Dominique Bouey. Dominique has nearly a decade’s worth of experience coordinating health care services for patients in a variety of settings. She is excited about her new role at PWR! because it allows her to bring her expertise in health care and process improvement to…
Read MoreThis Month’s Interesting Content from the Web
From Dr. Becky Farley: STEP – The lived experience of Parkinson’s disease This article summarizes a great qualitative project that in some ways breaks my heart; in other ways it makes me want to fight harder for multidisciplinary care that includes counseling and CAM and self-efficacy….to address just HOW much PwP and the Partners need…
Read MoreThank You! Thank You!
Recently, we read the news of Neil Diamond announcing he was diagnosed with Parkinson’s. We want to thank all of those who took the time to inform Mr. Diamond about PWR!Moves and Parkinson Wellness Recovery. We saw the many posts and discussions on social media recommending our program. We send our best to Mr. Diamond.…
Read MoreReCharge Event ReCap
We had a great time at the ReCharge event to kick off the 2018 year. Here are a few photos of attendees and our PWR! Announcement. Thank you to those who were able to attend. PWR! Leadership Transition Announced Since our founding in 2011, PWR! has tripled its budget, personnel and programming. In June…
Read MorePWR! Retreat
PWR! Retreat Announces the Keynote Speaker for 2018 Susan Foster Susan Foster has a BS in Nursing from the University of Nebraska and a MA in Health Education from San Jose State. She has 30 years of experience in the pharmaceutical industry. Her background includes clinical research, instructional design and development, management of sales training,…
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