Mr. Xu recently experienced unsteadiness while walking and some “clunking” sound in his movements. He was subsequently diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. After his doctor prescribed a low-dose medication, his symptoms improved, but he still felt a certain degree of unease in his movements.
Xu’s doctor said that one approach was to increase his medication dosage, but that Parkinson’s disease requires long-term medication, and once the dosage is increased, it’s very difficult to reduce it. As an alternative, the doctor suggested he try weight training. Xu chose the latter. After three months of regular exercise, especially core training to increase stability, combined with dietary adjustments, his symptoms improved without increasing his medication dosage.
