Resources & Helpful Articles
This storybook is a compilation of narratives of African American and Black individuals and caregivers who are living and thriving with Parkinson’s disease. The goal of the storybook is to inspire and connect individuals in the community by sharing the experiences of these remarkable individuals, remove the mysteries and misconceptions of PD, and provide useful resources regarding diagnosis and treatment.
PD Wise: Parkinson’s Disease Stories and Wisdom
PD WISE was created as a hub for sharing personal stories, experiences, and wisdom gained from living with Parkinson’s and aims to encourage these connections and opportunities for learning.
Parkinson’s Awareness Blog: The Quiver
The Quiver provides hope and inspiration to Persons with Parkinson’s by featuring art by those with the disease and seeks to promote the economic well-being of these artists by helping connect them with a broader audience.
Parkinson’s Diva: Women and Parkinson’s Blog
This site is to show all women with PD how to dance and enjoy their life to the fullest while enhancing their inner beauty with a well-tailored dress or outfit that would make any woman feel ready to conquer any occasion despite living with a progressive neurological disease.
The Michael J Fox Foundation: Parkinson's 101
Parkinson’s Foundation: Understanding Parkinson’s
The Michael J Fox Foundation and Parkinson’s Foundation websites include an array of resources to understand and navigate Parkinson's journey, ways to connect with other folks and medical providers in the Parkinson's community, and funding opportunities for researchers.
Cleveland Clinic: Exercise for People with Parkinson’s Disease
This webpage explains the risks and benefits of exercise for people with Parkinson's disease.
Parkinson’s News Today: Intense Exercise Helps Early Parkinson’s Patients Retain Motor Skills
Parkinson’s News Today is a digital platform intended to provide the Parkinson’s disease community with the most recent news and information on Parkinson’s, as well as first-hand community perspectives from our patient and caregiver columnists.
NIH / PubMed: Exercise Improves Efficacy of Levodopa in Patients with Parkinson's Disease
This research article details a study that found moderate exercise to increase the efficacy of the pharmaceutical Levodopa.
Aaptiv: How Can Exercise Benefit Those With Parkinson’s Disease?
This article explains how exercise can help slow the progression of Parkinson's disease and improve your balance, coordination, and gait.
Brian Grant Foundation: How Mindfulness Helps Parkinson’s
This website explains how incorporating mindfulness is a helpful tool for people with Parkinson's and includes step-by-step instruction on getting started.
NIH / PubMed: Beneficial Effects of Physical Exercise on Neuroplasticity and Cognition
This link leads to a research article that suggested physical exercise may contribute to an individual's capacity to respond to new demands by changing their behaviors and learning new skills.
Harvard Health Blog: Regular Exercise Changes Brain to Improve Memory & Thinking Skills
This article explains some of the ways that exercise changes the brain to protect memory and thinking skills.
Parkinson’s News Today: Meditation and Relaxation Techniques for Parkinson’s Disease
Parkinson’s News Today is a digital platform intended to provide the Parkinson’s disease community with the most recent news and information on Parkinson’s, as well as first-hand community perspectives from our patient and caregiver columnists.
Check out our very own Power for Parkinson's blog to find stories from participants and caregivers as well as Parkinson’s Disease exercise news.