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		PARKINSN January 2000, Week 3

Subject:

Re: cramping muscles and curling toes

From:

William Harshaw <[log in to unmask]>

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Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]>

Date:

Thu, 20 Jan 2000 22:11:07 -0500

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To all with cramped toes

Lithium carbonate is a prescription drug commonly prescribed for bipolar
depression.  It can be a tricky med if the lithium level gets too high.
I've cc'd Charlie Meyer, he's likely familiar with it from a psychiatric
viewpoint.

Cheers,

Bill
----- Original Message -----
From: "Jay Orr" <[log in to unmask]>
To: <[log in to unmask]>
Sent: Thursday, Janua        ry 20, 2000 5:07 PM
Subject: Re: cramping muscles and curling toes


> Where does one get lithium carbonate?  That sounds like a dream come true.
> Anne
> [log in to unmask]
> ----- 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
>
>
> > This is a multi-part message in MIME format.
> >
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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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> > <HTML><HEAD>
> > <META content=3D"text/html; charset=3Diso-8859-1" =
> > http-equiv=3DContent-Type>
> > <META content=3D"MSHTML 5.00.2919.6307" name=3DGENERATOR>
> > <STYLE></STYLE>
> > </HEAD>
> > <BODY bgColor=3D#ffffff>
> > <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>
> > <BLOCKQUOTE=20
> > style=3D"BORDER-LEFT: #000000 2px solid; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-RIGHT:
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> > 0px; PADDING-LEFT: 5px; PADDING-RIGHT: 0px">
> >   <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>
> >
> > ------=_NextPart_000_000F_01BF634D.A633AFA0--
>

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