Episode 29: Amanda Joyce: Parkinson’s Disease and Movement as Powerful Medicine

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Episode 29: Amanda Joyce: Parkinson’s Disease and Movement as Powerful Medicine

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Dec 16, 2014

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Amanda Joyce talks about her work as a Parkinson’s Disease Movement Disorder Specialist. We get into how powerful movement can be, even in progressive disease processes, and Amanda also talks about her own journey with scleroderma.

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Dec 16, 2014

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Episode 29: Amanda Joyce: Parkinson’s Disease and Movement as Powerful Medicine

Episode 29: Amanda Joyce: Parkinson’s Disease and Movement as Powerful Medicine

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