STATE GOVERNMENT INITIATIVE Healthy and Active Online is a 10-week free program. It is designed for independent older adults aged 60 years and over, who currently do not participate in […]

CAN OUR SUPPORT GROUP FUNDRAISE FOR LOCAL PROJECTS? Yes. This is one of the reasons why Parkinson’s NSW now requires an Annual Plan from all of its Support Groups. If you […]

People living with Parkinson’s can experience heartburn or oesophageal reflux – and  hiatus hernia (where your stomach bulges up into your chest through an opening in your diaphragm) and ulcers […]

Due to increasing rigidity or stiffness, individuals living with Parkinson’s will benefit from frequent stretching and flexibility exercises. Stretching activities assist in keeping a good range of movement. These types of exercises require […]

Saskia Mair of Parkinson’s Life interviews Sohini Chowdhury, Deputy CEO of the  Michael J Fox Foundation. How close do you think the scientific community is to finding a cure for Parkinson’s? Whenever […]

Sharyn, aged 70 Had DBS surgery in February 2020 Sharyn has lived in Cooma for 42 years. Back in 2008 she was working in childcare when she began to think […]