The flamingo exercise — training to stand on one leg, as the bright-pink wading birds often do — was shown to improve balance and reduce the risk of falls among people with Parkinson’s disease in a Turkish study. Such balance training was found most effective when the exercise was…

A four-week exercise program to improve balance, directed by a smartphone app, can help older adults walk at a faster pace and correct their posture, a study has found, features that may help to prevent falls, a common complication of Parkinson’s disease. The app, being developed by scientists at…

A four-week, task-specific exercise program done at home can improve turning ability and balance, and ease disease severity for people with early- to mid-stage Parkinson’s, a small study suggested. This Parkinson’s exercise program focuses explicitly on rotating those parts of the body most involved in turning. It may be…

As Parkinson’s disease progresses, it can become harder for someone to find physical activities they can do with others, which can affect their social life. However, a few years ago, my husband, Mike, and I discovered something we could do together: kayaking. Like other paddle sports, kayaking incorporates many…

University of Houston researchers are developing what’s called the Smarter Balance System (SBS), a smartphone-based biofeedback rehabilitation system to help patients with Parkinson’s disease regain stable balance. This helps them with confidence in performing daily activities through a series of exercises using a piece of wearable technology.

https://vimeo.com/152773240 One of the symptoms many Parkinson’s disease patients suffer from is a lack of balance, causing them to fall or stumble. In this Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson’s video, physical therapist Mike Struder discusses some of the exercises that patients with Parkinson’s disease can do to improve their balance.