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 ...

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. Parkinson’s impairs nerve cells in ...

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.

The Rock Steady Boxing class uses boxing-like drills to strengthen abilities that Parkinson's attacks: agility, speed, endurance, accuracy, hand-eye coordination, footwork and overall strength.

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 ...

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 ...

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.

Sarrisa Curry (left) teaches Rock Steady Boxing, a program specifically designed for Parkinson’s patients. She recently supervised her noncontact boxing class with participants Larry Albani of ...

A boxing class designed to help Parkinson’s patients *When: 3:30-5 p.m Tuesdays and Thursdays *Where: Good Shepherd’s Health and Technology Center, 850 S. 5th St., Allentown ...

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.

Boxing classes that help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease had to take a break during the past year due to COVID-19, but they are back in session with a virtual option.