In the flow: water exercise for people with Parkinson's disease by Mary E. Sanders

Liz enjoyed an active life of swimming, travel and work as a fashion designer until she was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease at age 60. Liz’s life appeared to her husband to “get smaller.” He noticed his wife taking more steps than usual and moving much more slowly at everything she did. Liz admitted fearing she might “freeze up, like a statue” and fall. And she felt frustrated when her activities of daily living, such as bathing, making the bed and rising from a chair, became noticeably more difficult.