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At 12:41 PM 3/16/01 -0500, you wrote: >Dear Listmembers, > >As some of you may know over the past several years, myself (a parkinsonian) >in >collaboration with the Human Interface Technology lab (part of the University >of Washington) have been developing special gait cueing glasses to assist >parkinsonians in overcoming walking problems. The purpose of the survey is to >determine how common certain experiences are among parkinsonians. By >responding to the following few questions you can assist us in furthering >this research. > > >AGE: 77_____ > >NUMBER OF YEARS SINCE YOU WERE DIAGNOSED WITH PD: ___7_____ > >DO YOU HAVE PROBLEMS WITH TREMOR? ___No______ > >DO YOU HAVE ANY PROBLEMS WITH WALKING? __Yes_______ > > FREEZING IN DOORWAYS? __No______ > > SHUFFLING GAIT? _No_______ > > PROBLEMS STARTING TO WALK? __Yes, at times, after sitting for a long > time_______ > > PROBLEMS SUSTAINING WALKING? Yes, sometimes very tired_________ > >DO EVER FEEL AS THOUGH YOUR FEET ARE "GLUED TO THE FLOOR"? __Yes________ > >DO YOU FIND THAT STEPPING OVER OBJECTS ON THE FLOOR IS HELPFUL FOR WALKING? >__No_______ > >DO YOU FIND THAT YOU DON'T FREEZE WHILE WALKING UP OR DOWN STAIRS? >____Never thought about it_____ > >ARE SOME FLOOR PATTERNS EASIER FOR YOU TO WALK ACROSS (for example, cracks in >the sidewalk)? _____?______ > >Thank you for your response. For your information I will publish the >results of this survey on the PD listserver. > >Tom Riess > >---------------------------------------------------------------------- >To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] >In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn