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		PARKINSN January 2000, Week 3

Subject:

Re: cramping muscles and curling toes

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Jay Orr <[log in to unmask]>

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Jay Orr <[log in to unmask]>

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Thu, 20 Jan 2000 18:07:39 -0500

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Where does one get lithium carbonate?  That sounds like a dream come true.
Anne
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----- Original Message -----
From: William Harshaw <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: cramping muscles and curling toes


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> mARY,
>
> ON THE MATTER OF CURLING TOES, Tony LANG, MY NEUROLOGIST PRESCRIBED =
> LITHIUM CARBONATE.  iT WORKED LIKE A CHARM.  NO MORE CURLING TOES!
>
> cHEERS,
>
> BILL
>   ----- Original Message -----=20
>   From: Mary Whitelaw=20
>   To: [log in to unmask]
>   Sent: Thursday, January 20, 2000 10:58 AM
>   Subject: Re: cramping muscles and curling toes
>
>
>   Hi, my name is Mary and I just signed up yesterday, so I am not quite =
> sure how this works:
>
>   I have had PD for over 20 years and I am 53 years old now.  Curling =
> toes is one of the most painful experiences I have encountered.  However =
> I have learned a few tricks that help:
>
>   1.  Take Vitamine E
>
>   2.  Do muscle stretching exercises every day.  For calf muscles, sit =
> in a chair and raise both legs until knees are flat.  Push out   with =
> your heels and pull your toes back towards you.  Hold it (count to 10) =
> and you should feel a nice pull (stretch) in your calf muscles.  Release =
> and repeat about 10 times.
>
>   3.  Standing up, holding the back of sturdy chair if necessary, bare =
> or sock feet:  raise up on your toes, lower and rock back on your heels. =
>  Repeat this about 10 times.
>
>   4.  When your toes DO curl try massaging calf muscles,  raise you legs =
> up and focus on releasing the toes or try to place your feet on the wall =
> or piece of furniture and push against it with your toes.
>
>   I have found the above helpful.  I still have toe curls but they are =
> few and further between and not nearly so severe.
>
>   Hope this helps
>   Mary
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> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>mARY,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2></FONT>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>ON THE MATTER OF CURLING TOES, Tony LANG, MY =
> NEUROLOGIST=20
> PRESCRIBED LITHIUM CARBONATE.&nbsp; iT WORKED LIKE A CHARM.&nbsp; NO =
> MORE=20
> CURLING TOES!</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>cHEERS,</FONT></DIV>
> <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
> <DIV><FONT size=3D2>BILL</FONT></DIV>
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>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
>   <DIV=20
>   style=3D"BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: =
> black"><B>From:</B>=20
>   <A href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]" =
> [log in to unmask]>Mary=20
>   Whitelaw</A> </DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A=20
>   href=3D"mailto:[log in to unmask]"=20
>   =
> [log in to unmask]>[log in to unmask]</A> =
> </DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 20, =
> 2000 10:58=20
>   AM</DIV>
>   <DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Re: cramping muscles =
> and curling=20
>   toes</DIV>
>   <DIV><BR></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hi, my name is Mary and I just signed up =
> yesterday, so I am=20
>   not quite sure how this works:</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have had PD for over 20 years and I am 53 years =
> old=20
>   now.&nbsp; Curling toes is one of the most painful experiences I have=20
>   encountered.&nbsp; However I have learned a few tricks that =
> help:</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>1.&nbsp; Take Vitamine E</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>2.&nbsp; Do muscle stretching exercises every =
> day.&nbsp; For=20
>   calf muscles, sit in a chair and raise both legs until knees are =
> flat.&nbsp;=20
>   Push out&nbsp;&nbsp; with your heels and pull your toes back towards=20
>   you.&nbsp; Hold it (count to 10) and you should feel a nice pull =
> (stretch) in=20
>   your calf muscles.&nbsp; Release and&nbsp;repeat about 10 =
> times.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>3.&nbsp; Standing up, holding the back of sturdy =
> chair if=20
>   necessary, bare or sock feet:&nbsp; raise up on your toes, lower and =
> rock back=20
>   on your heels.&nbsp; Repeat this about 10 times.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>4.&nbsp; When your toes DO curl try massaging calf =
>
>   muscles,&nbsp; raise you legs up and focus on releasing the toes or =
> try to=20
>   place your feet on the wall or piece of furniture and push against it =
> with=20
>   your toes.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>I have found the above helpful.&nbsp; I still have =
> toe curls=20
>   but they are few and further between and not nearly so =
> severe.</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV>&nbsp;</DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Hope this helps</FONT></DIV>
>   <DIV><FONT size=3D2>Mary</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
>
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