Slowing Parkinson's Early Through Exercise: Davis Phinney Foundation Research

This content is made possible by the generous support of viewers and listeners like you. If you would like to make a donation, please visit: https://dpf.org/youtubedonation Professor Bas Bloem and Dr. Sirwan Darweesh explain the Slow-SPEED Study: a study that looks at the possible effects of exercise on the onset and progression of Parkinson's in those in the prodromal stages (early stages before the symptoms that would lead to a clinical diagnosis). 0:00 - Introduction 4:01 - The more rapid growth of Parkinson's versus Alzheimer's 6:32 - Dr. Darweesh's specialization in the "prodromal" (very early) stages of Parkinson's 11:10 - A description of the intervention and the study timeline 16:51 - The role of the genetic testing company "23 & Me" in the research study and recruitment process 19:30 - The goal number of research participants, plan for globalization, and the importance of exercise duration and intensity in Parkinson's progression 23:59 - The biggest challenges of the study 27:36 - Analyzing the study results 29:24 - The importance of supporting this work ___________________________________________________________________________________ LEARN MORE about living well with Parkinson's on our homepage: www.dpf.org ___________________________________________________________________________________ SUBSCRIBE to our channel so you are always in the loop when new videos are released: https://www.youtube.com/user/davisphinneyfdn