Experts say walking football works like 'magic' for some Parkinson's patients.
Some people with Parkinson's said they would "forget" they had the condition when they were playing walking football.
A walking football festival took place in Bridgwater on Sunday, to raise funds for Parkinson’s UK and Young Somerset, which supports thousands of children annually. The tournament brought together three Parkinson’s UK teams and three Young Somerset teams, all playing for a trophy.Caroline Pike, 60, who lives with Parkinson’s said: "The brain is so enthusiastic about doing everything you want to do when you're on the pitch, like pass the ball, look up towards your colleagues, you actually feel like you haven't got Parkinson's at all.
"There are some days when I can't move very well. It feels like your body is encased in concrete because it's so stiff."When you've got a loss of dopamine in your body, it's like someone's taken the sunshine out of your brain.""I went from someone who never kicked a ball to someone has become obsessed with walking football."The England over 60s walking football manager, Stuart Langworthy, said: "It's like magic.
"You have people who struggle to walk, they are either in wheelchairs or with sticks and if you put a ball in front of them, it's almost like the brain forgets they've got Parkinson's.'It feels like I'm kicking Parkinson's into touch'Parkinson's blood test gives early-diagnosis hope
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