Every week, something remarkable happens inside Southern Arc Dance. Music begins to play, participants take their first steps ...

Putting a swing in their step could be just the thing to help ease the symptoms of depression in some Parkinson's patients, a new study suggests. Patients who took months of dance classes found their ...

A special day at Rush University Medical Center as Parkinson's patients and their caregivers used movement and the music of Neil Diamond to bring joy and awareness to the community. "Neil Diamond is ...

Patients at the Rush University Medical Center swayed and stretched as they followed choreography from one of the dance captains of “A Beautiful Noise: The Neil Diamond Musical.” The medical center ...

At 10:30 a.m. every Wednesday, in a large room at the Jewish Community Center in Uptown New Orleans, regulars and many first-timers meet and mingle. They share stories about their week and health — ...

PORTLAND, Oregon — In the common area of a Northwest Portland senior living community, dancing looks different than it once did. Participants are seated. Movements are slower and more deliberate. But ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s been a tough journey — with lessons learned. “I remember wanting to be a teacher when I was real young,” said Jessica Krauser ...

For most of his 81 years, Frank Vivona, of St. James, considered himself a full-blown couch potato. “I didn’t exercise and, in fact, I never liked exercise,” said the retired schoolteacher. But after ...

No pharmacological medication currently available can cure or slow down Parkinson's disease. However, based on an extensive literature review recently published in the journal Journal of Neurology, ...

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