{"id":365,"date":"2018-10-12T21:24:53","date_gmt":"2018-10-12T21:24:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/?page_id=365"},"modified":"2018-10-12T21:50:08","modified_gmt":"2018-10-12T21:50:08","slug":"parkinsons-uk-exercise-regimes","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/previous-challenges\/2018-challenges\/parkinsons-uk-exercise-regimes\/","title":{"rendered":"Parkinsons UK – Exercise regimes"},"content":{"rendered":"

Project Sponsor<\/h4>\n

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Parkinson\u2019s UK<\/a> is a national charity driving better care, treatments and quality of life to individuals living with Parkinson\u2019s. \u00a0It achieves this in three key ways. Firstly it provides expert information to thousands of people affected by Parkinson\u2019s through its support and information services. \u00a0The charity also funds research and engages and empowers those affected by the condition to become actively involved through its growing Research Support Network. \u00a0Providing vital support is another key strand of the work. \u00a0Each year Parkinson\u2019s UK connects thousands of people with Parkinson\u2019s with others living with the condition through its peer support service and networks of local groups, self-management groups and also its online forums.<\/p>\n

The Challenge<\/h4>\n

At a recent Parkinson\u2019s Group meeting, several members got talking about exercise. They were all well-aware of the evidence that exercise may be able to slow down the progression of Parkinson\u2019s – something that no medication can currently do. However, they all said that they found it much harder to stay active when wet, windy or cold weather prevented them from getting out for their usual walks.<\/p>\n

David mentioned some simple devices that he had rigged up at home using his engineering skills.\u00a0 None of the other people in the group have David\u2019s engineering skills, and someone suggested that they could possibly source similar exercise equipment from shopping channels, or online.\u00a0 However, most of the equipment on the market is aimed at bodybuilding or body-shaping; and is not designed to be used by people with conditions like Parkinson\u2019s. It can also be expensive.<\/p>\n

David and his friends have a range of needs that are different from mainstream exercise machine users. In some cases, their needs are very specific to a particular limb or body part, and others want a piece of equipment that covers more general exercise. Some are unable to stand without falling. What they all have in common is the recognition that given Parkinson\u2019s is a progressive condition, any equipment should be useable for a number of years and be adaptable to their changing circumstances.<\/p>\n

How can <\/b>David, and his friends<\/b> with Parkinson\u2019s<\/b>,<\/b> access affor<\/b>dable<\/b> equipment <\/b>for use indoors, <\/b>to maximise <\/b>the benefit of regular exercise<\/b>?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Project Sponsor Parkinson\u2019s UK is a national charity driving better care, treatments and quality of life to individuals living with Parkinson\u2019s. \u00a0It achieves this in three key ways. Firstly it provides expert information to thousands of people affected by Parkinson\u2019s through its support and information services. \u00a0The charity also funds research and engages and empowers […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":92,"featured_media":0,"parent":352,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-365","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"blocksy_meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/92"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=365"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":375,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/365\/revisions\/375"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/352"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.dundee.ac.uk\/dundeeghc\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=365"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}