Department of Human Health and Nutrition

Physical activity helps individuals living with Parkinson’s Disease

Prof. Vallis stands in her lab of stationary bycicles

By Shannon Mustard

Researchers have found that a community-based cycling exercise program improved the gait, posture, and muscle strength for patients with Parkinson’s disease, a neural disorder that results in freezing episodes (the inability to move involuntarily), rigidity, and tremors in the body.