Additional Resources
In addition to PD Active’s offerings, there are many excellent resources online that can help you maintain an active and varied exercise regimen, learn about Parkinson’s disease, and connect with PD communities locally and around the U.S.
Below is a list of links that offer recorded and/or archived videos.
The Brian Grant Foundation has a wide range of exercise videos for people with Parkinson’s disease.
https://briangrant.org/exercise-videos/
Dance for PD®- Mark Morris Dance Group
(with local programs in the East Bay) has free daily live-stream ZOOM classes from Brooklyn as well as a large archive of free class videos.
https://danceforparkinsons.org/resources/dance-at-home
Dance Moves Me! For Parkinson’s
(located in the East Bay) has a series of dance-based-training videos.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4B5fuJVIAKcg0cbT207nAA/videos
Resources by PD Instructor John Argue
-This is the link to rent or purchase the on-line version of John Argue’s book Parkinson’s Disease & The Art of Moving: https://vimeo.com/ondemand/pdmove
You can also watch the video and exercise along with it.
-This is the link to purchase the book that accompanies the video. Parkinson’s Disease The Art of Moving: https://www.amazon.com/author/johnargue
–John Argue’s Parkinson’s Disease and Activities of Daily Living (ADL): https://vimeo.com/ondemand/adl
The Parkinson’s Fitness Project runs The Daily Dose, which has live stream exercise videos several times each week. They offer a 30 day free trial with a huge library of video classes, including PD-Yoga, Tai Chi, PWR! and Boxing videos.
https://theparkinsonsfitnessproject.com/the-daily-dose/
The Parkinson Voice Project (With recorded lessons)
Parkinsonvoiceproject.org
PD Active Class Recorded Videos
Video recordings are available on PD Active’s YouTube channel. You can also click here to view the channel.
Petra Fibrichova’s Yoga and PWR!Moves Channel
You can find short or longer yoga and PWR!Moves practices on Petra’s YouTube channel.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKIxYDy0cWaClVpu2CW7RYg?view_as=subscriber
Rogue Physical Therapy and Wellness is producing a series of free PWR!-based videos.
https://www.youtube.com/user/ClaireMcLeanPT/videos
Yoga Video Chanel
These short videos by PD Yoga Teacher, Suzanne Drolet, may be helpful and appropriate for people with Parkinson’s disease.
https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLUa0e8pflm1NFXMaccvW7Zm3Un65a6lrS
Disclaimer: PD Active is not responsible for the content provided by third party websites. Please keep in mind that PD Active, its board, staff, members and any instructors are not providing health care or treatment recommendations. Information shared or included here is for informational purposes only. You are solely responsible for your own activities, actions, and treatments. If you participate in any classes, pre-recorded videos, or third party websites be aware of your limitations and capabilities.
Local/Independent Organizations
Northwest Parkinson’s Foundation
https://nwpf.org/
Parkinson’s Association of Northern California (PANC)
https://www.panctoday.org/
Parkinson’s Community of Los Angeles (PCLA)
https://pcla.org/
Parkinson’s Institute & Clinical Center
www.thepi.org
Parkinson Network of Mt. Diablo
https://pnmd.net/
Parkinson’s Patients Support Groups, Inc. of Northern and Central California
www.ppsg.org/PD_Organizations.html
Parkinson’s Women Support
https://www.facebook.com/parkinsonswomensupport/
Santa Cruz Parkinson’s Community
http://www.easepd.org/
Stanford Parkinson’s Website for all Northern and Central California Support Groups
https://med.stanford.edu/parkinsons/northern-california-resources/support-groups.html
Stanford PD Community Blog
http://parkinsonsblog.stanford.edu/
StanfordPDInfo mailing list for Care Givers:
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/pdcaregivers
StanfordPDInfo mailing list for Webinars:
https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/stanfordpdinfo
UCSF Parkinson’s Disease Clinic and Research Center
http://pdcenter.neurology.ucsf.edu/
National Organizations
American Parkinson Disease Association
www.apdaparkinson.org
Davis Phinney Foundation
www.davisphinneyfoundation.org
Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research
www.michaeljfox.org
National Institutes of Health (Parkinson’s Disease Information Page)
https://www.ninds.nih.gov/Disorders/All-Disorders/Parkinsons-Disease-Information-Page
Parkinson’s Foundation
www.parkinson.org
Parkinson’s News Today
https://parkinsonsnewstoday.com
PNMD Alliance
https://www.pmdalliance.org/
Web-based Science, Research, and Technology News Service
https://phys.org/search/?search=parkinson%27s
National Movement Programs
Dance for PD®
http://danceforparkinsons.org/
Rock Steady Boxing
www.rocksteadyboxing.org
PWR!Moves®
www.pwr4life.org/moves/
Medical Journal Research Article
Exercise-enhanced Neuroplasticity Targeting Motor and Cognitive Circuitry in Parkinson’s Disease
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3690528/
