Changes in walking, balance and mobility are common and bothersome symptoms of Parkinson’s. They may look different from person to person — and even within the same person, depending on time and situation.
Listen to audio from this month’s MJFF Parkinson’s Webinar to hear experts discuss why Parkinson’s can affect walking and explore practical strategies that may help you move more confidently. They also dig a little deeper into freezing of gait, including what can trigger it, what to do if a freeze happens and how the latest research could improve care in the future.
In this episode, Lisa Volenec, a member of MJFF’s Patient Council who was diagnosed in 2014, leads a conversation with:
• Alfonso Fasano, MD, PhD, movement disorders neurologist and professor of neurology at the University of Toronto and Humanitas University, Milan
• Katharina Klapper, an independent consultant to The Michael J. Fox Foundation with expertise in Parkinson’s gait research
• William Young, PhD, associate professor of rehabilitation psychology at the University of Exeter and a Fox Advisor
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