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title: "Living with a long term condition | Physiotherapy advice from our clinicians | Healthflex"
description: "Practical, evidence based writing on stroke, Parkinson's, MS, arthritis and persistent pain from a Haslemere clinic."
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# Living with a long term condition

Practical writing on stroke, Parkinson's, multiple sclerosis, arthritis and persistent pain, aimed at the person living with it and at the person helping them.

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Thursday, 10 September 2026

## Exercise and Parkinson's: what the evidence actually supports

Why exercise is treated as part of Parkinson's management rather than an optional extra, what the research points to, and what a physiotherapy programme involves.

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Living with a long term condition · 3 min

### Neuroplasticity: how the brain relearns movement after a stroke

](/blog/neuroplasticity-after-stroke)