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Boxing is not all about combat! The sport is also used as an evidence-informed therapy practice, particularly for Parkinson’s disease. Join us for a lecture on the relationship between Parkinson’s and Boxing featuring Sarah Cohen, PT, DPT, and Administrator of Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease, and Michelle Del Giorno, founder of Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor, which includes Rock Steady Boxing, a program that has helped over 200 Parkinson’s fighters since 2017. The conversation between Cohen and Del Giorno will focus on Rock Steady Boxing, where the fighters don’t compete or train for titles and accolades but instead are fighting against Parkinson’s disease. Join us for an informal conversation about Parkinson’s disease and hear how boxing unites this community while bringing people together through fighting, sweating, laughing, and crying. A demonstration of the techniques will follow the lecture, and a Q&A will conclude the event.
ABOUT CENTER FOR PARKINSON’S DISEASE
Stony Brook Southampton Hospital’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease offers integrated rehabilitation, support and wellness services, bolstering care and quality of life for people living with Parkinson’s disease on the East End of Long Island. Our inter-professional allied healthcare team approach streamlines referrals and team communication and provides access to specialized rehabilitation services and expert adjunct care, while creating a continuum of care through a robust portfolio of community-based wellness programs that are offered at no charge to individuals with PD and their care partners.
ABOUT SARAH COHEN
Sarah Cohen, PT, DPT, is the Administrator of SBSHH’s Center for Parkinson’s Disease. Sarah designed and launched the Center for Parkinson’s Disease and won the 2019 Degenerative Diseases Special Interest Group Service Award in recognition of her “tireless pursuit of improving the lives of individuals with [PD] who live on the East End of Long Island.” Most recently, Sarah was the recipient of the highly competitive 2022 Empowering Communities to Deliver and Sustain Evidence-Based Falls Prevention Programs through the Administration for Community Living, enabling her to expand evidence-based falls prevention programs across Long Island as well as innovate and inform Parkinson's-specific falls prevention programs.
ABOUT MICHELLE DEL GIORNO
Michelle Del Giorno is the owner/head coach/instructor at Epic Martial Arts in Sag Harbor New York, home of Rock Steady Boxing Sag Harbor. She is a former National and International Sport Karate Fighting Champion. MDG is a 35 + year veteran of teaching the fighting arts. In January of 2023 she was formally inducted into the Women's Martial Art's Hall of Fame. Since 2017, over 200 Parkinson's fighters have come through the Rock Steady Boxing program. RSB has been the most fulfilling aspect of her long career.