Ken Marvin's left pinky started shaking while he was in the midst of testing for his black belt in aikido. Ken thought he'd pinched a nerve, but he put it on the back burner until the six-month-long test was over.
Ken earned his black belt, but the pinky kept shaking. In January, he finally saw his doctor, who referred him to the first of several specialists. In March, the verdict came in: early-onset Parkinson's.
In a similar fashion to aikido, Ken was able to ward off the punch of Parkinson's by rolling with it.
His disease progression has been slow. Six years since his symptoms first appeared, there should be wrist rigidity by now, but Ken believes the regular wrist exercises have kept that joint flexible.
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