Faulk, 53, said during an appearance on "The Caring Neurologist" podcast that medication has helped limit his symptoms to hand rigidity.He added that he believes the rigidity has not worsened during the year and a half he has been dealing with the disease because of his treatment.
Faulk also said he has experienced "little tremors."Faulk told host Dr.Sandeep Thakkar that he hopes speaking publicly about his diagnosis will help others.
"I want to help as many people as I can," he said.THE CRAIG CARTON SHOW–UNFILTERED, UNAPOLOGETIC AND UNMISSABLE.DOWNLOAD HIS DAILY PODCAST NOW!Southern University football coach Marshall Faulk talks with quarterback Christian Johnson (10) during a game against the Jackson State Tigers at Mississippi Veterans Memorial Stadium on Sept.
26, 2026, in Jackson, Miss.(Aron Smith/Jackson State University via Getty Images)DEION SANDERS DECLARES HE'S CANCER-FREE, ADDRESSES INCONTINENCE AHEAD OF COLORADO FOOTBALL SEASONFaulk initially dismissed the hand rigidity he experienced while golfing as normal nerves but grew concerned when it continued even when he was not competing."I just thought it was normal nerves when putting and stuff like that," he said.
"But it started to be times where ...I was playing, but I wasn't in a match, and it would still do that.
And I was like, 'Wow, is that something -- is that normal?' And the doctor was -- he literally was like, 'You need to go get checked.'"Southern head coach Marshall Faulk watches from the sideline during the game against Jackson State at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Jackson, Mississippi, on Saturday, Sept.26, 2026.
(USA TODAY Network via Reuters Connect)FORMER NFL STAR CHRIS JOHNSON SAYS HE'S BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH ALSFaulk’s outlook was shaped in part by a dinner with Muhammad Ali, who also had Parkinson’s.He left that interaction thinking, "He’s all there," and said the diagnosis did not make him believe his life was over."So, knowing that, I didn't look at it like if I got a diagn...