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		PARKINSN November 1998, Week 3

Subject:

Re: PWP Exercise Video

From:

"Bernard Barber,Ph.D." <[log in to unmask]>

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

Date:

Wed, 18 Nov 1998 09:19:27 -0700

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Hi Mary,<br>
<br>
Gosh darn, you are great, even though you are at UCLA, Alma Mater of 2 my
kids, 2 from <br>
U of Az, and me from USC. ( All bets are off on our annual football game,
USC will come through, and victory will be ours !!)&nbsp; I am the
program Co Chair of the NPF, AZ Chapter and will be having a workshop on
exercise next March. We will be developing a model for the use of
Therabands and a device called the Disk Sit, which replicates the
&quot;Balance Ball&quot; idea by using a air-filled pillow in the shape
of the top of the ball, and fits on the top of a chair. This is helpful
for balancing, yet very safe to use. I'll bring this to the attention of
the Board, and perhaps we can add this to our library.<br>
<br>
Thanks for the posting, much needed information.<br>
<br>
Bernie<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
<br>
At 07:42 AM 11/18/98 +0100, you wrote: <br>
<blockquote type=3Dcite cite>Dear Barbara,<br>
<br>
&gt;Date:=A0=A0=A0 Sat, 14 Nov 1998 16:28:02 EST<br>
&gt;From:=A0=A0=A0 Barbara Blake-Krebs &lt;[log in to unmask]&gt;<br>
&gt;Subject: Nov. Rotarian mag.- PWP Execise Video<br>
&gt;=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 &quot;Wally FIschmann and Henry Tseng of the=
 Rotary Club of
Westwood<br>
&gt;Village, CA,&gt;USA, have produced an exercise video for people
with<br>
&gt;Parkinson's, a<br>
&gt;=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0 Is anyone on the list familiar with this=
 video?<br>
<br>
This generous group of Rotarians worked together with Dr. Jeff
Bronstein,<br>
Director of the UCLA Movement Disorders Program, and Rachel McCoy,
an<br>
exercise instructor and personal trainer.=A0 Dr. Bronstein gave us 2
copies<br>
for our support group's lending library.<br>
<br>
It's a very good video.=A0 Rachel is irresistable and irrepressible, with
her<br>
charming English accent.=A0=A0 They use that as the &quot;story&quot; of the
video -- how<br>
she compels 4 people with Parkinson's off the couch and=A0 keeps them
moving<br>
for an hour, covering the full range of motion.=A0 The facial exercises
are<br>
of course the most fun, including puckering up.=A0 She uses a=A0 lot of<br>
sensible techniques, like doing &quot;push-ups&quot; standing against the
well rather<br>
than doing them on the=A0 floor.=A0 One of the 4 PWP is always seated, so
the<br>
sit-down<br>
version of each exercise is shown.<br>
<br>
Once you're familiar with the tape, it's possible to=A0 see=A0 how to break
it<br>
up into segments.=A0=A0=A0=A0 Otherwise I'd imagine the=A0 hour would be a b=
it
long<br>
even for people who are in=A0 fairly good shape.<br>
<br>
Then there's the age factor.=A0 All four people with Parkinson's do very
well<br>
but they're no spring chickens.=A0 I'd hesitate to recommend this to<br>
newly-diagnosed young people with Parkinson's because they might see=A0
the<br>
tremor=A0 and slowness as discouraging, rather than marvel as I did at
how<br>
well the<br>
four former couch potatoes are doing.=A0 And Rachel speaks in a
strong,<br>
loud voice, which is appropriate for a class where some people might have
a<br>
problem with hearing.<br>
<br>
There's a=A0 &quot;Sit and=A0 be Fit&quot; video for people with Parkinson's=
=A0
which is<br>
also very good, but not=A0 nearly as fun nor as comprehensive as
Rachel's.<br>
<br>
As you mentioned in your message, you can order a tape through Anna
Panzazarino<br>
at the Westside Family YMCA, 11311 La Grange Avenue, Los Angeles, CA=A0
90025.<br>
telephone:=A0=A0 310/477-1511.=A0 She will send you an order form.=A0
They're<br>
selling them<br>
at cost plus shipping for a total of $7.00.=A0 (the usual disclaimer: I'm
not<br>
connected<br>
with this project and I'm not going to profit from telling you about
it.)<br>
<br>
Barbara, thanks to your sharp eye for noticing it in the Rotarian
magazine!<br>
<br>
Mary<br>
[log in to unmask]<br>
50/diag.1990/sinemet,tasmar,mirapex/ T'ai Chi &amp; singing
lessons/recovering<br>
couch potato<br>
</blockquote><br>
<BR>
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