“Fighting” Parkinson’s

Each year, about 60,000 Americans are diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease. This disease destroys a brain’s ability to communicate with its muscles – delaying all movement and making actions “jerky.” There is no cure for Parkinson’s, but a gym in Indianapolis offers an innovative way to “fight” back. From Indiana University’s School of Journalism, Austen Williams reports.

Boxers train on punching bags and human mannequins while other boxers hold the bags steady. After one round of intense boxing, the boxers switch positions
Photographer: Austen Williams