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Source: http://www.timesofisrael.com/how-an-israeli-healer-treats-parkinsons-through-talk-and-dance/
Israeli Healer Treats Parkinson's with Alternative Therapy
(Times of Israel) Simona Weinglass - Alex Kerten, the developer of a mind-body therapy for Parkinson's called Gyro-Kinetics, has authored a new book with David Brinn, managing editor of the Jerusalem Post, titled Goodbye Parkinson's, Hello Life! The book is a combination of medical and psychological insights into the Parkinson's condition as well as practical exercises that involve breathing, relaxation and dance. While many researchers believe the cause of Parkinson's is a combination of genetics and environment, Kerten believes that, in addition, the condition is brought on when a patient wears out their nervous system through anxious states of mind and body repeated over many years. Dr. Marieta Anca-Herschkovitsch, head of the Movement Disorder Clinic at Wolfson Hospital, wrote in an introduction to the book that "many alternative methods have been developed to treat Parkinson's using movement, but nobody has succeeded like he [Kerten] has."