ENERGIZED CROWD WELCOMES DELAY THE DISEASE FOUNDER TO VERSAILLES

On November 5th, Versailles Health Care Center and YMCA of Darke County welcomed David Zid, nationally known author and founder of Delay The Disease. Zid energized the audience of over 60 people at the YMCA of Darke County, Versailles Facility, presenting a program on Delay The Disease Through Exercise. His presentation was educational, inspirational, humorous, and interactive. Zid, the leading practitioner of exercise-based movement disorder programs, is a graduate of The Ohio State University and has been a professional fitness instructor in Columbus, Ohio since 1997. Certified as a personal functional fitness trainer, he is the owner and president of Columbus Health Works. He developed his Parkinson’s specific exercise programs as a result of his own interest in fitness for older adults. Since publishing his first book in 2007, he has made it his mission to make life better for people with Parkinson’s. His clients and class participants are living proof that, with the right attitude and exercise program, it is possible to DELAY THE DISEASE.

Shannon Condon and Gina Boerger, Therapists at Versailles Health Care Center, are certified Delay The Disease Trainers. Versailles Health Care Center and YMCA of Darke County offer Delay The Disease fitness classes at the YMCA of Darke County, Versailles Facility. “We feel so fortunate to have David Zid here with our group. I am so proud of our Power Over Parkinson’s group; they are positive and proactive every day,” said Condon.

Versailles Health Care Center also offers an award winning Parkinson’s specialty therapy program. The Parkinson’s program includes LSVT BIG and LOUD treatments, which are one-on-one treatments with a certified therapist, who creates an individualized plan to address each participant’s specific deficits. Upon completion of the program, each participant is given a success DVD that features their before and after performance. Since implementing the Parkinson’s program in 2011 at Versailles Health Care Center, over 160 patients have successfully completed the program.

Versailles Health Care Center also offers a FREE monthly Power Over Parkinson’s class, open to people with Parkinson’s Disease and their families. The next Power Over Parkinson’s group will take place Wednesday, November 13, 4 pm, at The Rehab Clinic at Versailles Health Care Center. The guest speaker will be Dan Hoelscher, Certified Financial Planner and Certified Senior Advisor. Mr. Hoelscher, founder of Seniormark, LLC, began his financial service career in 1997 because he wanted to help people. With offices in Sidney and Troy, Seniormark helps retirees transition from the workplace into retirement. Mr. Hoelscher will be sharing his presentation entitled “Attention Retirees…Beware of Sharks” with the group. He will discuss five ways retirees can protect themselves during this year’s Medicare Annual Enrollment Period which runs from October 15 to December 7.

For more information about Power Over Parkinson’s, please call Facility Rehab Director, Shannon Condon, at 937-526-0130.