We are all becoming very aware of the huge benefits of exercise with PD but where do you start and what do you need to do?
Julie Jones is a very experienced physiotherapist with a specialist interest in Parkinson’s and so is perfectly qualified to guide PwP to get more active and feel the benefits of exercise. This is an excellent and natural follow-up to the presentation by Prof Bas Bloem, also with No Siver Bullet & also available on their channel and highly recommended if you have not watched it.
In this recording, Julie covers:-
When should you start exercising and how do you start exercising?
What exercise people with Parkinson's should engage in?
What can you do to keep active?
If you would like a copy of Julie's slides then please email us at nosilverbullet4pd@gmail.com
Julie is a clinical academic fellow, jointly funded by Parkinson’s UK and the Chief Scientist Office and is a senior lecturer at Robert Gordon University. She is also a member of the Strategy Advisory board of Parkinson’s UK in Scotland and chairs the Scotland wide Parkinson’s Active project. She is also a member of the Parkinson’s UK College of Experts grant review panel, and sits on the Research Participation Steering Group at Parkinson’s UK. Within the Parkinson’s Excellence Network, Julie is the co-lead of the Exercise hub, which runs education events to support exercise professionals nationally to improve and develop service provision for people with Parkinson’s.
Julie’s current role spans research, clinical and academic. Julie is currently funded to explore the feasibility and acceptability of a multicomponent intervention designed to support physical activity participation among people with Parkinson’s. Julie has an honorary physiotherapy position within NHS Grampian, and her main clinical interests include exercise and gait dysfunction.
Julie can be found on Twitter twitter.com/julie_physio @julie_physio
Julie was the keynote speaker in 2022 at The Edinburgh Parkinson's Lecture