From Dr. Farley
This is a great story full of hope! Thanks to advocates like you, the Parkinson community was able to push through a $2 billion funding increase for NIH that includes priorities for PD research! While our PWR!Gym members work hard to stay better-there are many new therapy options on the horizon, and more to come,…
Read MoreThis article provides scientific support for a pattern that physical therapists who treat people with Parkinson’s routinely observe. These PTs regularly discover that a newly diagnosed client has been living with pain for years, often in the hip, back, shoulders, feet, and/or hands. Furthermore, many clients have recently undergone knee or shoulder surgery, only to find out that the…
Read MoreThis month we bring to you what Dr. Becky Farley is listening to. “This podcast interviewing Dr. Andrew Weil about his lifelong journey to change healthcare as it is today. The last 3 minutes summarize his insight as one of the original NIH researchers of cannibis working on his thesis in Botany. He is…
Read MoreDr. Becky Farley will be hitting the airwaves on “Talk of Tucson” which airs: Saturday, July 21st, 2018 93.7 KRQ-FM 6:30am 98.3 KOHT-FM 6am 790-AM KNST 6:30am Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 92.9 KMIY-FM 6am 97.1-FM The Bull 7am 1450-AM Fox Sports 6am Thank you to iHeartRadio for working with us on getting…
Read MorePWR!Gym lost one of our original members, a board member, fundraiser, supporter, and friend. George Timothy “Tim” Bowden died on May 15, 2018 with his wife (and junior high sweetheart), Diane, by his side. I met Tim in 2007 when he contacted me for a consult after being diagnosed with Parkinson disease. It didn’t take…
Read MoreI 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 MoreWe 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 MoreHuntington’s break through may stop disease This amazing breakthrough offers hope for an approach that may also help people with PD one day. Such a hopeful message for one of the worst neurodegenerative diseases, one that genetically spreads from generation to generation. “Experts say it could be the biggest breakthrough in neurodegenerative diseases for 50…
Read MoreThursday, February 15th; 4:00 pm to 5:30 pm Join Drs. Becky Farley and Nate McMullen for our first “Hot Topics in PD Research” – an informal summary and discussion on the latest basic science and exercise research.
Read MoreJanuary 25th, 2018 4:00 pm – 5:30 pm Save your spot by RSVPing today! 520-591-5346 Find out how YOU are making a difference by helping US change healthcare paradigms for people with PD across the US! Learn WHY we do what we do and HOW PWR!Gym programming is designed to keep you challenged physically and cognitively …
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