A Blog by Brian Carson
Just over 18 months ago I participated in a pilot scheme to introduce a weekly walking football session for People With Parkinons’s (PWP). This pilot ran for 10 weeks and was a joint venture between Glasgow Life and Parkinson’s UK Scotland. The sessions were held at the Toryglen National Indoor Football Centre.
As reported in a previous blog, this was a great success and it was agreed to continue these sessions on a permanent basis. Glasgow Life issued a very detailed report on the structure of the sessions. The content of the sessions was created in collaboration with Parkinson’s Specialist Physiotherapists to ensure it was tailored for PWP. The report described how the sessions were adapted during the pilot to provide maximum enjoyment and benefit for participants and how they continued to develop as the sessions progressed to maintain and improve these criteria. The report also contains details of quantifiable improvements in mobility and mood in participants over the ten week duration.
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