Brain Matter
This neurotransmitter, important for movement and coordination, is the one most affected in Parkinson’s disease.
What is Dopamine?
This Parkinson’s-focused exercise class uses footwork, hand-eye coordination, and fast-paced punching combinations to help improve gait and upper body strength.
What is Rock Steady Boxing?
This actor, famous for Back to the Future, has raised millions through a foundation he created after his Parkinson’s diagnosis in the 1990s.
Who is Michael J. Fox?
Known as the “Cigar City,” this historic district in Tampa was once a hub for rolling cigars.
What is Ybor City?
Mickey Mouse’s pet dog shares his name with this dwarf planet.
What is Pluto?
This common medication, often combined with carbidopa, helps replace the dopamine lost in Parkinson’s patients.
What is Levodopa?
High-cadence sessions on these pedal-driven machines are often paired with music or virtual courses to improve endurance and motor symptoms.
What are spin bikes?
This boxing legend lit the Olympic flame in Atlanta in 1996, years after being diagnosed with Parkinson’s.
Who is Muhammad Ali?
This annual festival, named after a famous pirate, brings parades and celebrations to Tampa every winter.
What is Gasparilla?
This popular fruit shares its name with a tech company founded by Steve Jobs.
What is Apple?
A common non-motor symptom of Parkinson’s is the sleep disorder RBD which affects this stage of sleep
What is REM stage?
It's where participants immerse themselves to safely perform aerobic and strength exercises without the fear of falling.
What is the pool?
This singer-songwriter’s hits include Sweet Caroline and Cracklin’ Rosie.
Who is Neil Diamond?
Located at the southern tip of Tampa, it is home to U.S. Central Command and U.S. Special Operations Command.
What is MacDill Air Force Base?
It’s the only mammal that can truly fly — and no, Superman doesn’t count.
What is a bat?
A surgical procedure that involves implanting electrodes in specific areas of the brain to deliver electrical stimulation.
What is DBS (Deep Brain Stimulation)?
This mind-body practice incorporates controlled breathing, poses, and meditation to enhance flexibility, balance, and stress management.
What is Yoga?
This Pope, who served from 1978 to 2005, lived publicly with Parkinson’s disease in his later years.
Who is Pope John Paul II?
The Tampa Bay Buccaneers signed this current starting quarterback in 2023.
Who is Baker Mayfield?
Edie Falco and James Gandolfini star in this series about the life of a New Jersey mob boss
What is "The Sopranos?"
Abnormal clumps of the protein alpha-synuclein, found in the brain, that are a hallmark of Parkinson’s disease.
What are Lewy Bodies?
These types of exercises use movement to target tight muscles in the neck, shoulders, and hips, helping mobility and reducing stiffness during daily activities.
What are stretch exercises?
This beloved comedian starred in Mork & Mindy and Good Morning Vietnam.
Who is Robin Williams?
One of Tampa’s most famous restaurants, founded in 1905 in Ybor City, it is the oldest continuously operating restaurant in Florida.
What is the Columbia Restaurant?
Whitney Houston went to the top of the music charts in 1992 with the song “I Will Always Love You” which was originally sung and written by this star
Who is Dolly Parton?