Steve

what would 85 rpm be in mph on the Theracycle?  at 12 mph my feet fly off.

-----Original Message----- 
From: Steve Rack
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 11:02 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: Theracycle and forced exercise

I may have misspelled Jay's name. I think  it's Alberts. Sorry Jay.


On Mar 16, 2013, at 1:06 PM, Steve Rack wrote:

>
> On Mar 15, 2013, at 2:18 AM, Rayilyn Brown wrote:
>
>> John
>>
>> I've been using Theracycle almost 2 years now.  I had to quit for 2 
>> months after my bout with thigh pain around  Xmas and  New Years.  I 'm 
>> back now to and hour and 30 minutes daily 7 mph rather than my  regular 
>> 2 hours  11 mph.  I 'm addicted to it and felt I was  much worse when I 
>> had to stop using it.  I watch TV while I cycle.  I  highly recommend it.
>>
>> -----Original Message----- From: JOHN YOCHIM
>> Sent: Thursday, March 14, 2013 4:37 PM
>> To: [log in to unmask]
>> Subject: Re: preventing falls
>>
>> Rayilyn, Thanks for the link on preventing falls. Luckily, I haven't had 
>> a fall..l yet, but came close. Recently I became aware of a treatment 
>> that involved using a device called a Theracycle. The researchers at the 
>> Cleveland clinec did some work  on this and it is shown on a video clip 
>> on U Tube. If their claims are correct, after using this cycle for a 
>> short period of time, the major PD symptoms disappear for up to a month. 
>> It is forced exercise as the cycle is driven by an electric motor. I am 
>> wondering if any of the folks on the list serv had experienced this and 
>> if so, did it modify their symptoms. If I remember correctly, I can reach 
>> all of the list serv members by sending the message to 
>> [log in to unmask] I do thank you for the good work you do in 
>> informing all of us on PD information. I dont know how you manage to do 
>> it, but we all certainly thankyou.
>> -
> I used a Theracycle for a few days last year. It runs at a maximum 16 
> mph - a speed I could already reach for short distances. So I returned the 
> Theracycle to the manufacturer and
> bought a used tandem bike made by Burley. since then (November 2012) I and 
> 4 volunteers have been using the tandem three times a week. We are trying 
> to duplicate the study
> of "forced exercise"directed by Dr. Alpert at The Cleveland Clinic. He 
> advised us to try riding 40 minutes at a cadence of approximately 85 rpm. 
> We ride three times a week. Sometimes that 40 minutes
> can really wear me out. Other days I go home and ride the bicycle in my 
> living room. 
> http://www.foxnews.com/health/2012/04/24/bike-riding-helps-parkinsons-patients-ease-their-symptoms/
>
> Steve from
> Brattleboro
>
>
>
>

Steve from
Brattleboro





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