The North of Scotland Parkinson’s Research Podcast Series
Health & Fitness:Medicine
Listen in to hear Helga Macfarlane chat to Jo Holland and Alison Williams, who have been involved with the Parkinson’s Beats programme.
As Julie Jones explains, it is widely accepted that exercise is beneficial for people living with Parkinson’s, but finding a form of exercise that you enjoy and can do regularly can be challenging. Parkinson’s Beats is a form of cardio drumming which has been adapted to meet the needs of people with Parkinson’s.
Jo Holland attended a locally run cardio drumming class and fell in love with this form of exercise. Since then, she has been successful at securing funding from Parkinson’s UK and the National lottery to set up the delivery of Parkinson’s Beats, and now has classes twice a week, either face to face or online. The online class has people attending from all over Scotland, the wider UK, and overseas.
Parkinson’s Beats can be done sitting or standing, and incorporates aerobic exercise, large amplitude movements, auditory cueing as well as cognitive or thinking challenge. Anecdotally, attendees reported physical and psychological and emotional benefits. Jo has since teamed up with other people with Parkinson’s and researchers to evaluate the impact of Parkinson’s Beats among those who participate regularly in the programme. The evaluation was funded by a small grant from Parkinson’s UK, and the recent findings were presented at the World Parkinson’s Congress by Jo Holland and Julie Jones.
If you would like to know more about Parkinson’s Beats, as a result of listening to this podcast, or would like to join a class please email Jo jhollandparkinsons@gmail.com on facebook https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100093468440984
Richelle Flanagan, Dietitian with Young Onset Parkinson's Disease, Diet and Parkinson's
Dr Kathryn Bowles, Gene Researcher, UK Dementia Research Institute, Edinburgh and leader of the Bowles Lab.
Richelle Flanagan, Co-Founder of the worldwide Women’s Parkinson’s Project and digital health app ‘mymovesmatter.com.’
Dr David Breen, Hon. Consultant Neurologist & Sen. Clinical Research Fellow, University of Edinburgh.
Clare Johnson, Parkinson’s Specialist Occupational Therapist, University Hospitals of Derby and Burton NHS Foundation Trust
Dr Anja Lowit, Professor of Speech & Language Therapy, University of Strathclyde
Professor Tilo Kunath, University of Edinburgh Centre for Regenerative Medicine
Consultant Neurologist Ed Newman from Glasgow on Deep Brain Stimulation surgery
Professor David Dexter, Director of Research, Parkinson’s UK.
Alan Main, former Global President of Bayer Pharmaceuticals, talks about research in the drugs industry.
Why is depression so common in Parkinson’s and how best to manage it.
Anxiety in Parkinson’s - what do we know, what can we learn from research, and practical tips for dealing with the problem.
Breaking down terminology with Professor Gareth Jones
James Jopling - Parkinson’s UK, Scotland Director
Julie Jones and Helga Macfarlane
Dr Carl Counsell
Dr Angus Macleod
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