Did you know that while you are humming to your favorite song, you are also improving the health of your nervous system? Research shows that humming is an incredibly powerful process for healing.
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Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s, caused by changes in brain chemistry. Up to 40 percent of people with PD will experience some form of anxiety.
Anxiety can feel like general uneasiness or nervousness, or if it escalates, you may experience a sudden sense of severe physical and emotional distress. Fortunately, there are things you can do to manage these symptoms.
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Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s. Anxiety can be something you’ve struggled with your whole life, due to a traumatic event or changes in brain chemistry due to Parkinson’s. Up to 40 percent of people with PD will experience some form of anxiety.
The good news is there are several great, actionable ways to get out of fight-or-flight mode (sympathetic nervous system) and to a calmer place (parasympathetic nervous system). Bilateral Stimulation is a technique used in different forms to ease anxiety, PTSD, and other stress-related disorders, including social anxiety.
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Anxiety is a common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s. Anxiety is not just a reaction to the diagnosis of Parkinson’s, but instead, a part of the disease itself, caused by changes in brain chemistry. Up to 40 percent of people with PD will experience some form of anxiety.
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We are getting ready to start another round of Posture School here at the Rebel Fit Club. I train everyone in that class, as well as the fighters in my regular boxing bootcamps, stretching, and even in our virtual classes, to use the proper amount of head padding to keep their head and neck in neutral alignment while lying on the ground.
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