The crappiest lucky dip: my Parkinson’s journey, by a former deputy premier More than 70,000 people in NSW live with Parkinson’s disease, yet it is not a well understood condition. […]

What exercise can I do if I have difficulty standing or walking? You can still reap the benefit of exercise, even with advanced Parkinson’s.  If walking or balancing is difficult, […]

One of the biggest contributing factors for people not having their medications on time in Emergency or upon admission to hospital is that people present without their medications or an […]

Developing and submitting an Annual Support Group Plan is a requirement for all Parkinson’s NSW Support Groups. Plans are not just ‘red tape’; they are a way of keeping your […]

Tips on growing your Support Group The following tips have been submitted by Lesley Errington of Kiama Support Group. This is the first of a series of tips from leaders […]

We recently launched our new fundraising campaign Step Up for Parkinson’s. Step Up will allow you to fundraise and show your support for Parkinson’s NSW. The concept is simple – get […]

Many Support Groups have recently had changes to their Leadership Teams. It is important to keep us updated on who is in your Leadership Team and what role each Team […]

Travel away from home can be a good excuse to abandon your daily exercise routine. However, holidays can be a great chance to exercise in a non-routine way. So instead […]

In an international study, researchers from the US, Germany and Austria have used a non-invasive MRI method to develop an automated system that can diagnose Parkinson’s. Researchers worked with 1,002 […]

Michael Ortiz has Parkinson’s. Like many with this disease, he’s been hospitalised on many occasions for conditions other than Parkinson’s. On too many of those occasions, according to Michael, the […]

Men often don’t like discussing anything health related.  Subsequently, serious health concerns and potential resources and places to go for assistance are not easily shared among male friends. In Australia, […]

Sharyn has lived in Cooma for 42 years. Back in 2008 she was working in childcare when she began to think she had Parkinson’s. “I suspected I had it because […]