PD Movement Lab
where people with Parkinsonās craft mobile lives
I recently wrote an article for Neurology Now about a positive experience I had when, despite being in an āoffā state, I successfully rode my bike several long blocks to deliver a Metrocard to my teenage son who had forgot it at the house. Yet when the piece came out, I realized I wanted to write something more. I wanted to highlight some of the reasons why biking remains relatively easy for PwPs even as their disease progresses, and to relate one of those reasons to an idea already covered in PD Movement Labā¦
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John Ball is one of the most prolific marathon runners with Parkinson's in the world. Since turning 51 John has completed over 25 solo-marathons, numerous team events, and one thirty-one mile ultra-marathon in the high, dry Californian desert. He is also a motivational speaker at Parkinson's support groups up and down the west coast.
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