May 1, 2019 @ 6:29 AM
The Project is open to any boxing-themed Parkinson's exercise therapy program adhering to the following requirements:
- Your program must be limited exclusively to people diagnosed with Parkinson's Disease.
- Coaches must be as proficient working with people with Parkinson's as they are coaching boxing.
- Programs must use a formal intake assessment process including the Parkinson's Disease Questionnaire, PDQ-39, the Fullerton Advanced Balance tests, Timed Up and Go, TUG, and Sit-to-Stand, S2S.
- Programs must agree to administer regular reassessments for all boxers, typically on 6 month intervals.
- Programs must agree to make a sincere effort to maintain a high level of boxer information/data reliability and integrity.
The people behind the BwP Project are Rock Steady Boxing affiliates and, coincidentally, the program has a heavy Rock Steady influence. It is not formally associated with Rock Steady Boxing, Inc. in any way.