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Table tennis and Parkinson's

Table tennis and Parkinson's A contribution from BR3 Table tennis is not only a fast and exciting sport, but can also offer therapeutic benefits, especially for people with Parkinson's. Bayerischer Rundfunk highlighted exactly this connection in an interesting report on Bayern 3 and presented both expert opinions from medical professionals and stories from those affected. One of the guests of this article is Jürgen Zender, the editor of the Parkinson Journal. Click here to start the video Stay tuned ... Continue reading …

Short-term memory and memory loss

What you should know about short-term memory and memory loss. A contribution by Jürgen Zender “More and more often I find myself... Continue reading …

LSVT BIG ©, part 2

LSVT BIG© as a non-drug therapy part 2 A contribution by Katharina Trübswasser As a reminder: LSVT BIG is a special therapy program... Continue reading …

One multivitamin per day

Why everyone with Parkinson's should take just one multivitamin a day. A contribution by Jürgen Zender/Michael S. Okun We all are ... Continue reading …

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Table of contents of the articles

Relatives	work
Exercise	Symptoms & Diagnosis
Nutrition	Research and Development
Humor and Parkinson's	Art
life paths	Media Library
drugs	non-drug therapies
Guide	self-help
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Table tennis and Parkinson's

Table tennis and Parkinson's A contribution from BR3 Table tennis is not only a fast and exciting sport, but can also offer therapeutic benefits, especially for people with Parkinson's. Bayerischer Rundfunk highlighted exactly this connection in an interesting article on Bayern 3 and included expert opinions from medical professionals as well as stories... Continue reading …

Short-term memory and memory loss

What you should know about short-term memory and memory loss. A contribution by Jürgen Zender “More and more often I find myself immediately forgetting everyday things. Where did I put my keys even though I just did it? What was the name of this person I just met... Continue reading …

LSVT BIG© as a non-drug therapy Part 2 A contribution by Katharina Trübswasser As a reminder: LSVT BIG is a special therapy program for Parkinson's patients. LSVT stands for "Lee Silverman Voice Treatment," a program originally developed to improve the voice of people with Parkinson's disease. The “BIG” component of the program focuses... Continue reading …

One multivitamin per day

Why everyone with Parkinson's should take just one multivitamin a day. A contribution by Jürgen Zender/Michael S. Okun We are all looking for ways to reduce our daily medication cocktail as much as possible and many are looking for salvation in dietary supplements and especially in vitamin preparations. Is that a really good idea... Continue reading …

Skin biopsies and DATscan in focus

The diagnosis of Parkinson's disease: skin biopsies and DaTscans in focus A contribution by Jürgen Zender In recent years, the diagnosis of Parkinson's disease and similar neurodegenerative diseases has made considerable progress. New diagnostic procedures such as skin biopsies and DaTscans have attracted the attention of researchers and medical professionals. But when... Continue reading …