Rock Steady Boxing is an evidence-based, non-contact boxing program specifically designed to help people living with Parkinson’s disease. It is specifically designed to address Parkinson’s symptoms such as slow or small movements, imbalance, stiffness, flexed posture, and respiratory weakness.

Rock Steady Boxing is an evidence-based, non-contact boxing program specifically designed to help people living with Parkinson’s disease. It is specifically designed to address Parkinson’s symptoms such as slow or small movements, imbalance, stiffness, flexed posture, and respiratory weakness.

Dr. Robert Hauser is a Professor of Neurology at the University of South Florida College of Medicine, in Tampa, Florida. He serves as Director of the USF Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center, a Parkinson Foundation Center of Excellence. Dr. Hauser completed a fellowship in Movement Disorders at the University of South Florida and became Center Director in 1994. He has authored or co-authored more than 350 peer-reviewed publications and is one of the world’s most cited Parkinson’s Disease investigators. Dr. Hauser’s primary research interest is the development of new medical and surgical treatments for Parkinson’s disease and other movement disorders. He has extensive expertise in clinical trial design and execution. Dr. Hauser maintains an active clinical practice and he has been voted a Top Doctor by his peers every year since 1993.

The Tampa JCCs & Federation’s Parkinson’s Program is a partnership with the University of South Florida Health Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders Center and Tampa General Hospital. Serving more than 400 participants annually, the program offers exercise classes, support groups, voice therapy, fine motor workshops, educational events, brain games, and social gatherings to support physical health, emotional well-being, and community connection for people with Parkinson’s and their families.