Parkinson's Pro is a course to support the growing emphasis on neuroplasticity (the ability of the brain to make new neural pathways given the right stimulus). Trained exercise professionals can now play a key role in helping Parkinson’s sufferers to effectively manage their disease and maximise their quality of life. On completion of this introductory course, students will be able to work with low-to-moderate risk Parkinson’s patients in a one-to-one or small group setting.
Suggested Pre-requisite
- CIMSPA: L3 Ex Referral
Aims and objectives of course
- To explain how to work with Parkinson's patients
- To outline a portfolio of drills to be used with Parkinson's patients
- To explain the role of neuroplasticity and how to use it
- To provide a range of tests and assessments that can be used with Parkinson's patients
Author Bio
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Tim Webster
Tim Webster’s community work includes mentoring the homeless in London with the Big Issue, chairing Big Brothers Big Sisters of Christchurch, helping small roadside businesses in Uganda with his microfinance company Capital for Life, and most recently founding a charitable trust in New Zealand called Exercise as Medicine NZ, which launched in 2018. Through this organisation, Tim and his wife Kris Tynan deliver targeted exercise and rehabilitation programmes to people with long-term health conditions like Parkinson’s, MS, stroke, heart disease, cancer, osteoporosis, diabetes, fibromyalgia, and arthritis. With over 40 years’ experience in health and fitness, Tim is also a Justice of the Peace in New Zealand and even holds a UK private pilot’s licence.
