Rock Steady Boxing is making a difference in the lives of Parkinson's patients in Mobile. The podcast below has interviews with the patients, their families and the Rock Steady Boxing coaches.
The classes are offer by Saad Healthcare in Mobile. Here is some more info about Rock Steady Boxing from the saadheathcare.com website:
"Rock Steady Boxing is the first organization of its kind dedicated to improving the quality of life for people diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease, giving people with the disease hope by improving their quality of life through a non-contact, boxing-inspired fitness curriculum. Rock Stready’s mission is to empower people to “fight back” against Parkinson’s.
We’re proud to say that Saad Healthcare has joined with Rock Steady Boxing to fight against Parkinson’s Disease right here in Mobile! We are an affiliate of Rock Steady Boxing and have two newly trained and certified professionals on our staff. They are eager to work with you and show you what Rock Steady Boxing can do to help you control the effects of Parkinson’s on your body. Patients at all levels of symptom progression are seeing improved motor function as a result of this new exercise regimen! Rock Steady will be especially effective for those people who have been through our LSVT® program. Rock Steady Boxing builds on and reinforces the principles learned in LSVT.
Saad Healthcare has been a leader in our local community in bringing groundbreaking treatments for Parkinson’s to persons in our area, and we’re happy to add Rock Steady Boxing to the ways in which we can help our patients who are dealing with this disease.
Please contact Saad Healthcare, at (251) 287-8946 to learn more about this exciting new approach that is making a difference in the lives of real people living with the effects of Parkinson’s. "