Hi Donna-- has she seemed to have low blood pressure? This is common with
PD and can be severe when rising from a sitting position--sudden drop
(orthostatic hypotension) can occur and cause a fall. If you can specify
the kinds of falls, when they happen, you may get more helpful replies. At
25 years, it is common to have falls, and Peter's neuro has said he should
use his walker, because at his stage (12 yrs) adjusting meds won't help
much with falling. There is a "U-Step" walker designed especially for
PWPs which is said to be more stable--
You can see it and get info on the NPF website in the "Products of
Interest" section.
http://www.parkinson.org/
or call the company at 1-800- 558-7837.
Even if he is too young for Medicare coverage, your insurance may cover
part of the considerable cost.
Hope this may help.
>My mother was diagnosed about 25 years ago with
>Parkinson's and is on Sinemet 10/100, taking 3/4 of a
>pill every hour now so as to avoid down time. She has
>been having quite a bit of problem with falling and I
>wondered if anyone had any suggestions we could try.
>The falling has been going on for several years but
>has gotten much worse recently
>
>Thanks,
>
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