Davis Phinney [SEP] medical condition
Trial champion.
Parkinson's Disease.
Davis was diagnosed with Parkinson's disease at the age of 40, and established the Davis Phinney Foundation in 2004, a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization. As Taylor was about to go to the Beijing Olympics late in 2008, Davis underwent deep brain stimulation in an effort to control some of his symptoms. Dr. Jaimie Henderson, a neurosurgeon at Stanford University Medical Center, implanted two electrodes 2.5 inches into either side of Phinney's brain, powered by a pacemaker in his chest.
- 1st, Fitchburg Longsjo Classic
External links.
- Davis Phinney Foundation
- Davis Phinney: The Happiness of Pursuit
- Official Tour de France results for Davis Phinney