This Parkinson's Awareness Month, a former federal agent and former Houston police officer is sharing how lifestyle changes, such as boxing, are making the disease easier for him to deal with.
This Parkinson's Awareness Month, a former federal agent from Houston is sharing how lifestyle changes are making the disease a lot easier for him to deal with. Exercise plus a clinical trial are helping him give Parkinson's a one-two punch.This Parkinson's Awareness Month, a former federal agent/former Houston police officer is sharing how lifestyle changes are making the disease easier for him to deal with.
It is actually a proven therapy and there are boxing groups of Parkinson's patients all over the country. The condition is caused by a loss of nerve cells, and the goal is to try to stop the loss plus regenerate those cells. Doctors believe a toxic environment from things like pesticides could cause the problem. It can also be caused by genetics or even a brain injury puts someone at higher risk of Parkinson's.
Bobby has also joined a Phase 2 clinical trial, studying 45 patients with Parkinson's, at UTHealth. "This stem cell therapy has been so interesting. It was a series of six infusions, so lots of tests before the stem cells and then tests at the end of the infusions," explains Stacy.
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