In some ways, the boxing, dancing and singing classes from the Cedar Rapids Metro Parkinson's Association have become a ...

Kerry Huntington counts out loud each punch she hurls at the speed bag in front of her, keeping her eyes trained on the ...

OLD FORGE – Parkinson’s Disease can make life narrow, said Ed Stankus, taking a break during a class at Rock Steady Boxing Wednesday. As the disease progresses, physical abilities diminish.

“It’s kind of magic” Currently, Parkinson’s has no cure, so fighting the disease is a never-ending battle for the nearly 60,000 Americans diagnosed with the disease each year.

The idea of boxing training as therapy for Parkinson’s was started by a former county prosecutor in Indiana with the Rock Steady Boxing. The Light of Day was founded in Red Bank in 1998 as a ...

Parkinson’s patients have been telling trainers at Rock Steady Boxing for years that the program helps counter the symptoms of their disease. Now, Stephanie Combs-Miller has the scientific proof ...

For Cheryl Karian, a 72-year-old retired physician assistant, boxing is medicine. Karian, whose Parkinson’s disease was diagnosed in 2020, doesn’t compete or spar, but every Tuesday and ...

Boxing may seem an unlikely answer to a disease which robs people of their motor skills, and even speech, but the sport requires many of the things Parkinson’s Disease patients need.

Lyssa Lovejoy, left, does a Rock Steady Boxing workout with Brett Larson at Bar Path CrossFit in Willmar. The gym will be offering the program three days a week for people with Parkinson's ...

PD Gladiators Boxing Training for Parkinson’s disease stages 3 and 4 Meets: 1:30-2:30 p.m. Mondays and Saturdays Delgado Boxing Gym, 6010-C Sandy Springs Circle, Sandy Springs, 30328.

Parkinson's disease chips away at a person's physical, vocal and mental abilities, but boxing is known to slow that progression. For five years, a program has helped patients Punch Out Parkinson's ...