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How Exercise Helps Prevent and Treat Parkinson’s Disease Jake Panasevich Parkinsons disease had caused 61-year-old John Cullen to slouch and drag his foot while walking. Then Cullen started powerlifting. Hes since become strong enough to dead lift 465 pounds. Beyond strength, exercise ameliorated many of the Parkinsons symptoms he experienced in everyday life. It took about six months for his gait to improve, he says. "I was able to walk backwards. I felt like I could go up an...