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Our wrists and thumbs are susceptible to developing arthritis as we age due to the fact that we use our wrists for nearly all activities throughout the day. Over time, the cartilage between all surfaces wears away, especially in the wrist and thumb joint.

The tight, flexed fingers and palms and the rigid, stiff wrist that are common with Parkinson’s, combined with an increase in activities like word processing and scrolling on a phone, has made thumb and wrist pain even more prevalent.

If you experience wrist pain during your workouts, you’re certainly not alone. Nor do you need to avoid exercise. Exercise should not hurt your joints. There are so many ways to modify any exercise to avoid joint pain.

Watch this video to learn how to use simple props to avoid pain and start enjoying exercises that perhaps you’ve been avoiding:  

Did you know we offer specialty digital courses to address a variety of Parkinson’s symptoms, including stooped posture and stiff hands and feet?

• Rebel Fit Club Posture School
• “From Cramping Feet to Happy Feet!” Course
• PD Exercises to Improve Hand Dexterity & Mobility

Looking to improve your balance? Join our Balance Builders Course! It’s a five-week course that you can do in person or virtually. Classes are held once a week, and you’ll also get recorded videos that you can do at home. For more information, email Kimberly.

💜 Coach Kimberly

The muscles of the upper back, along with the action of the shoulder blades, are very important to posture and the stabilization of the shoulders. Poor posture associated with Parkinson’s disease often creates tight chest muscles and weak back muscles, which can lead to pain in your shoulders.

Continue reading “Parkinson’s Shoulder Pain Keeping You From Exercising? Get Your Shoulder Blades Moving Now!”

Do you have a fear of falling and find yourself hanging on to things as you walk around? Are you freezing and trying to break through a freeze only to reach for something to stop you from falling?  Do you feel unsteady on uneven ground? If you answered YES to any of these questions, it’s important that you start working on your balance NOW!!!

Continue reading “Are You Falling Due to Parkinson’s? Watch This Video!”

Family members who call me asking about our programs often say their loved one “sits all day.” With PD, you cannot do this. Your health will decline rapidly, and your symptoms will progress faster if you sit for long periods watching TV, using the computer, or reading.

Continue reading “Is Your Loved One With Parkinson’s Sedentary? What To Do (And Not Do) to Get Them Moving”

One of my video viewers wrote to me, asking “What can I do about painful tight calves that tend to cramp during my workouts?”

Continue reading “Calves Tight Due to Parkinson’s? Try This Myofascial Release Technique!”