Head Trauma May Be Linked to Parkinson’s Disease and Other Conditions The Washington Post and other news organizations are reporting that former Colorado Rockies catcher Ben Petrick is battling Parkinson’s disease. At times he has trouble speaking and getting his thoughts across due to his Parkinson’s, along with many of the other common symptoms, including [...]
Head Trauma May Be Linked to Parkinson's disease and Other Conditions The Washington Post and other news organizations are reporting that former Colorado Rockies catcher Ben Petrick is battling Parkinson's disease. At times he has trouble speaking and getting his thoughts across due to his Parkinson's disease, along with many of the other common symptoms, [...]
Parkinson's: Ali’s Toughest Opponent Health Day News is reporting that boxing legend Muhammad Ali -- the only three-time World Heavyweight Champion -- continues to fight his most challenging opponent ever: Parkinson's disease. And according to his daughter, he's still facing life straight on. "This is the man who when he was fighting would say 'I'm [...]
Previously on this blog we had talked about the connection between problems in the upper neck, brain changes, contact sports and Parkinson's Disease. Today we take a closer look into the procedure that is giving so many people with Parkinson's disease new hope. In the March 2011 Edition of the Journal of Upper Cervical Chiropractic Research Dr. [...]
NFL Hall of Famer Forrest Gregg, former heavyweight champion Muhammad Ali and former professional basketball player Brian Grant were all in the news in the past few weeks. All 3 of these men played in contact sports, where they suffered repeated head and neck traumas and all 3 of these men have been diagnosed with Parkinson's [...]
Several recently published case studies have shown that people with Parkinson's disease improve after Upper Cervical Chiropractic Care. The improvement not only involved decreasing the symptoms associated with Parkinson's disease, but also increasing the quality of life. Quality of life can be assessed scientifically by using specific questionnaires developed by researchers that evaluate different aspects [...]
