Photos: Parkinson's disease patients fight back with Neuroboxing
Patients with Parkinson’s Disease are fighting back with Neuroboxing classes, held by Marian Regional Medical Center. Neuroboxing enables individuals with Parkinson’s to fight their disease by providing non-contact boxing style fitness programs to improve their quality of life, sense of efficiency, and self-worth.
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Jim Buchert shadow-boxes with weights during Marian Regional Medical Center's Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s disease patients on Monday.
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Eric Peterson, left, and Alex Mendoza toss a weighted ball during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s disease patients, on Monday.
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Ed Murray tosses a weighted ball during Marian Regional Medical Center's Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s disease patients, on Monday.
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Oralis Cornelius, right, and Cynthia Shubert duck and move under a line, during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s disease patients, on Monday.
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Don Werbelow performs a motor skills drill as trainer April Sargeant wraps his hand for boxing during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday. At right is Gary Peterson.
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Trainer April Sargeant demonstrates a sequence of punches for the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s disease patients, including Jeff Carlovsky, right, on Monday. Carlovsky is a Lompoc school board member.
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A participant practices his motor skills while wearing hand wraps during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Don Werbelow rests before the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Don Werbelow puts on his hand wraps before the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Dave McDowell laughs during an exercise during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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A timer keeps the exercises moving during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Gary Peterson steps through rings in a drill during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Dave McDowell wears the class t-shirt during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Oralis Cornelius punches the bag during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Rick Jenne punches the bag during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Members of the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients and trainers gather at the end of a session, on Monday.
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Don Webelow gets help putting on his gloves during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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Trainer April Sargeant demonstrates a sequence of punches for the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients.
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Carl Abeloe steps through rings in an exercise during the Neuroboxing class for Parkinson’s Disease patients, on Monday.
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