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June 16, 2019 – Parkinson’s Weekly Update
Weekly Update Highlights: Parkinson's Disease and the nagging spouse; Parkinson's Si Buko (the must-read inspiring effort in Uganda to educate that PD is not witchcraft); Generic Carbidopa/Levodopa Extended Release; Gut Bacteria Interferes with Parkinson's Disease Medication; PD research updates; diet and nutrition for Parkinson's; PD exercise programs in the news; and more ...
May 26, 2019 – Parkinson’s Weekly Update
Weekly Update - Highlights include: Looking ahead to World Parkinson Congress 2019 and back at WPC2016; a vacuum cleaner analogy that sucks; Help Wanted (for this website); dyskinesias Dancing; Losing your grip (and where to look for it); don't take CBD Oil to Disney; pick your PD therapy - hockey or karate; research study says strength training makes you breathe hard; Kirk Gibson; Olympic dreams for PD skier; reducing dementia risk; and more ...
Got Parkinson’s? Get a Grip!
Losing your grip is more than just an analogy about Parkinson’s Disease. Quite literally, it's a physical manifestation of the disease, and one of the areas that is tested in the Unified Parkinson's Disease Rating Score (UPDRS) motor score that is used to measure the severity of Parkinson's Disease. There was an interesting study several years ago that found that declining grip strength on its own, was a good indicator of PD progression. https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25653226 Why is this significant? Well, as Parkinson's gets worse, you lose more and more of your ability to grip, and this has negative impact on quality ...
Low Volume Resistance Training Improves Function in Older People w/ Parkinson’s
Muscle weakness is an almost universal symptom in Parkinson’s Disease. Or is it? This is actually a topic of some debate. People with Parkinson's certainly perceive muscle weakness, which is attributed to low levels of the neurotransmitter dopamine. However you look at it, the motor related symptoms of PD lead to decreased muscle usage, which compounds the problem, resulting in decreased muscle mass. Strength training exercises for all major muscle groups is a common sense strategy to counter the effects of PD. Grip strength, in particular, has been singled out as a primary indicator of PD progression. (See "The Association ...
Targeting PD Tremors with Strength Training: Forearm, Wrist and Grip
Most of us have tremors in our lower arm and wrist. In this video, we discuss strength training exercises targeting the forearm, wrist and grip ... simple low intensity exercises that are a great way to start the day. The equipment used in this video: TheraBand FlexBar - https://www.amazon.com/TheraBand-Tendonitis-Strength-Resistance-Tendinitis/dp/B000KGOMBC/ Grip Strengthener: https://www.amazon.com/ADMA-Strengthener-Adjustable-Resistance-Rehabilitation/dp/B07DB2QL6M/ Bowflex SelectTech Adjustable Dumbbells - https://www.amazon.com/Bowflex-SelectTech-Adjustable-Dumbbells-Pair/dp/B001ARYU58/ ...