How movement, exercise have become crucial for people living with Parkinson’s disease

While there's no cure for the movement disorder, doctors have found new treatment plans that can help delay and maybe even reverse this disease.
Published: Dec. 23, 2024 at 12:47 PM CST|Updated: 13 hours ago
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(InvestigateTV) — Everyday life can be a challenge when you’re diagnosed with the fastest-growing neurological disorder in the world.

Parkinson’s disease affects nearly a million people in the US and 90,000 more are diagnosed every year.

While there’s no cure for the movement disorder, doctors have found new treatment plans that can help delay and maybe even reverse this disease.

That treatment isn’t medication, it’s exercise.

Reporter Kristin Crowley shows us how movement as medicine is becoming crucial for Parkinson’s patients.