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Parkinsons

01/22/2018 / By Zoey Sky

Exercise better than medication at controlling Parkinson’s: Athlete manages his condition with running and now has better quality of life

According to Matt Dimbylow, a semi-professional footballer, running 25 miles weekly helps him manage his Parkinson’s disease. Dimbylow shared that “an accidental head injury during a game” in 2003 triggered his Parkinson’s. Following the injury, the former footballer started experiencing “strange symptoms” such as “tiredness, muscle aches and spasms” right after he sustained the injury. Doctors initially […]

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