Perhaps you’ve heard about boxing as a therapy to help with Parkinson’s patients, but if you haven’t, it’s an interesting connection. Of course, when we think of boxing we tend to think of Muhamid Ali and his Parkinson’s disease that was perpetuated by repeated blows to the head. But there is evidence that the coordination needed for boxing has a protective effect on the brain that stimulates nerve communication and increasing the chemicals (dopamine) that are depleted in Parkinson’s. Check out our patient, Steve Shenkman, and his efforts at fighting back.