Parkinson's studied
Angela Ridgel (right), an assistant professor of exercise science at Kent State University, observes research participant Don Mounts on a motorized, cyclical trainer in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory in Kent, Ohio. Ridgel is studying the benefits of exercise for patients, such as Mounts, who are suffering from Parkinson's Disease. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Don Mounts repeatedly touches the spring stoppers as part of a study on the benefits of exercise for patients, such as Mounts, who are suffering from Parkinson's disease. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Matt Muller (left), a graduate assistant in exercise science at Kent State University, instructs research participant Don Mounts on using the motorized, cyclical trainer in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory in Kent, Ohio. Muller is the project coordinator working with Angela Ridgel, an assistant professor of exercise science, in a study on the benefits of exercise for patients such as Mounts who are suffering from Parkinson's Disease. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Twin brothers Mark (left) and Scott Luikart will make a 12-day cross-country cycling trip to raise money to support the Cleveland Clinic's research on Parkinson's disease. Mark, who will be the crew chief on the trip, was diagnosed with Parkinson's last year. (Phil Masturzo/Akron Beacon Journal)
Chul-Ho Kim (background hand), a graduate assistant of exercise science at Kent State University, demonstrates a hand motor skills test with research participant Don Mounts in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Angela Ridgel (right), an assistant professor of exercise science at Kent State University, interviews research participant Don Mounts in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. Ridgel is studyingthe benefits of exercise for patients, such as Mounts, who are suffering from Parkinson's Disease. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
Angela Ridgel (right), an assistant professor of exercise science at Kent State University, observes research participant Don Mounts repeatedly touch his finger to his nose as he follows video instruction on a computer screen in the Exercise Physiology Laboratory. (Karen Schiely/Akron Beacon Journal)
