Rock-climbing therapy for Parkinson's

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UpENDing Parkinsons

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Combating Parkinson's with rock climbing

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Rock-climbing is part of a non-profit program called UpENDing Parkinsons.

There's no cure for Parkinson's, which affects mobility, coordination, balance, and speech.

Jon Lessin was diagnosed with Parkinson's in 2003 and retired as a cardiac anesthesiologist.

There's no real understanding of how these people can do this, but you can certainly understand why. An emotional Vivek Puri said, "It's nice to be good at something." For more info: Story produced by Richard Buddenhagen and Kay Lim . Editor: George Pozderec . See also: - (" Sunday Morning ").

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informal

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English

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