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Why a Doctor Treated His Own Disease With CrossFit

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Dr. Jeff Livingston is a maternal-fetal medicine specialist.

In 2001, he developed a finger tremor and was eventually diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease, a degenerative nervous-system disorder that affects movement, balance and stability.

After trying to treat the disease with medication and surgical interventions, he discovered a new approach that works better for him.

“CrossFit is my approach to battling Parkinson’s,” he says.