I have only been diagnosed officially for several months, and am on Amantadine, but I find I always feel better after my weekly Yoga class... I should do some Yoga stretches between classes also, but have yet to determine which exercises are the most effective or got into a regular routine of exercise.



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On 1/20/2006 at 10:02 PM rickmcgirr wrote:

>Besides the PD drugs, the one therapy that I rely on the most, is
>therapeutic massage.  Just yesterday I had a session.  It is very helpful
>with all the built up tension from weeks of tremors in most of the right
>side of my body.  I only wish I had the money for a session every week.
>I'd
>be running a business, a triathalon, and for congress!
>
>I must say, the reason why ther. massage is so effective for me is that I
>have as my therapist a true healer, an excellent practitioner, a person who
>is educated in scientific medicine (she's a registered nurse) as well as
>being a serious student and instructor of alternative approaches to health
>and wellness, some western or eastern, some scientific or spiritual.  In
>fact, her card says "wellness practitioner".  For those who have only had
>mediocre experiences with massage, I'd like to suggest that you interview a
>few people in an effort to find someone who is educated, whose fingers have
>anatomical knowledge, (after all, there's a lot more to it than your
>average
>back rub) and whose other, unscientific aspects you can identify with.
>
>For a 'scientific naturalist' like myself, that's sayin' a mouthful.  I do
>manage to suspend my disbelief and go with the flow of the occasion, with
>massively helpful results.  If you can relax, be quiet, breathe, and let go
>of your tension, concentrate, you get more out of a session.  You could end
>up having a  profound experience.
>
>I also rely heavily on stretching, Yoga, and regular aerobic exercise.
>
>Other than that, I throw back a few shots of Jack with the boys in the
>band,
>play screamin rock n roll all night long, and only smoke 'heavies'!  Now
>that's therapy!
>
>Good luck, Sam.  You're in a good position now.  Take full advantage.
>
>Enjoy!
>Rick
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Sam Weber" <[log in to unmask]>
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>Sent: Friday, January 20, 2006 3:54 AM
>Subject: FW: Neurofeedback
>
>
>>I would also be most interested to hear all thoughts on this subject as I
>>am
>> keen to explore all my non-chemical, non-invasive options (and am
>grateful
>> to still be in a position to do so!).
>> Sam
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network
>> [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Meg Duggan
>> Sent: 19 January 2006 20:48
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>> Subject: Neurofeedback
>>
>>
>> Does anyone have any experience with neurofeedback?  We have an
>M.D./Ph.D.
>> in town who is doing quite a lot of neurofeedback work with Parkinson's
>> patients.  Some of the patients are reporting that they feel less
>mentally
>> disorganized and more serene.  I am hoping to gather some anecdotal
>> evidence
>> on neurofeedback to see if it is worth pursuing.  Any comments or
>> experiences would be most appreciated!  Thanks, Meg
>>
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