SParky Samba
@SParkySamba
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Exploring the benefits of Samba percussion for those living with Parkinson's. Neuroplasticity is the aim; good fun and a strong community bonds are biproducts.
Cardiff, Wales, UK
Joined May 2023
Into a new year we are launching a new promotional video. Please send it on to anyone who might have an interest, Cardiff based or otherwise. https://t.co/Dr0FCQn0jM
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Well done to the 700 great #Warriors of Adewunmi Desalu Parkinson's Foundation, #Lagos, #Nigeria who walked in the #Move4PD Stride With Strength walk to raise #Parkinsons Awareness 🏟️🚶🏾♀️🚶🏾♂️👩🏿🦽🚶🏿♀️👩🏾🦯👨🏿🦯🤸🏿🏩 Three of your friends and admirers in the UK were honoured to walk at the
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Thank you for this. I didn’t know about it.I will check out my GP
@purposeful_pd There’s a couple of organisations in UK. https://t.co/IrNMa5IxFw
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Interesting/concerning reading... https://t.co/JYwmMXfJD4
theguardian.com
Almost 300 researchers have applied for positions at Aix-Marseille University after Trump unleashed his attack on academia
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A new important lens on demoralization in Parkinson’s disease. Do you have a plan if you encounter demoralization? Spoiler alert: Demoralization affects about 1 in 5 folks w/ Parkinson's. This is a must-read new article by Dr. Indu Subramanian and colleagues in Movement Disorders
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Great paper from this fab team on the impact a Parkinsons diagnosis can have on mood & motivation
Excited to finally have our paper on demoralization in PD published in MDCP. It has been a labor of love with a dream team: @EllenBradleyMD, @GregoryPontone, @morethanatremor, @SoaniaMathur, @DrISubramanian, and Rebecca Miller @YalePsych. https://t.co/SPwWURxU1r
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Kudos to Neuralink for adopting the most important principle ensuring the safe future for deep brain stimulation and brain computer interface therapies. The ethical principle of 'we do it to reduce human suffering.' This principle was introduced by us in 2012 in a TedX talk and
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“. . . the results of the study suggest a beneficial and possibly even therapeutic role for storytelling workshops.” #StoryTellingWorkshops
People who possess or develop strong storytelling skills tend to pursue their goals and find life more meaningful. Here's why.
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It’s time to flip the script on Parkinson’s care. Do we need more Parkinson’s Integrated Practice Units (IPUs)? The Parkinson’s Elevated Model suggests we shift from reacting to 'proacting.' Instead of chasing disability, let’s strengthen the potential for a greater
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When I type on a keyboard it induces #dyskinesia which is most noticeable in my face. I am working out which strength of blue glasses help the most. Two shown here. Just look at the response #Parkinsons
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If you are at Endure24 Reading today look out for @BarbaraMolony. She’s doing the circuits and raising money for us. Thankyou, Thankyou. Give her a cheer if you see her she’ll be the only one in a vest like this
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Are there possibilities here for encouraging Neuroplasticity? Thoughts anyone? @ScienceofPD @DayneBeccano @PDwarriorBristl @purposeful_pd @HeroesNeuro
How Rhythm Rewires the Brain Moment by Moment The brain doesn’t passively process sound; it reshapes itself in real time, according to a new study using a novel imaging technique called FREQ-NESS. This method allows researchers to track how brainwave frequencies move across
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Plastamination nation: Are plastics fueling a rise in Parkinson’s? The latest piece in the journal Movement Disorders sounds a possibly urgent alarm: the plastics all around us, from microplastics in our food to nanoplastics in our air, may be doing more than polluting the
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We are looking for your support to sign the petition so that it can be debated in #parliament not just people with Parkinson's, families, friends everyone! https://t.co/Igig1UQGi0
@CureParkinsonsT @ParkinsonsUK @ParkinsonsEU @ParkinsonsEN #ParkinsonsAwareness
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Thank you @ParkinsonCanada for the CARE Fund grant. This made it possible for me to create the Mime Over Mind therapeutic videos for my PD Sisters & Brothers 🌷🙏🌷
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News: Canadian artist with Parkinson’s @SalsbergMathews has released an innovative new series of videos about how mime can be used to help manage Parkinson’s symptoms. 👉 Learn more: https://t.co/ujiRSgqVMJ
#Parkinsons #Parkinson
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Free therapeutic mime videos for people with Parkinson’s. @ParkinsonsEU
https://t.co/2vhMs3U9Wg
@ParkinsonCanada @ParkinsonsUK @ParkinsonsEU @ParkinsonDotOrg @womenspdproject @ajlees @ParkinsonSWO @jonny_acheson @morethanatremor @DaveClarkTV @PdAvengers @purposeful_pd
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Doctors report on 2 case studies of overexercise in #Parkinsons, seeking to highlight that although exercise is important, overexercise can be detrimental https://t.co/N9JorB5MQB
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Cardiff SParky Samba will be not so noisy today. Some will be with @DayneBeccano @UKDRI Cardiff hearing about #Parkinsons research on #WorldParkinsonsDay and others with the Good Vibrations Chorus in partnership with @RWCMD
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