Michael Sarvey <[log in to unmask]> Sent by: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network <[log in to unmask]> 01/28/2002 03:28 PM Please respond to Parkinson's Information Exchange Network To: [log in to unmask], Michael Sarvey <[log in to unmask]> cc: Subject: Re: LIVING WITH PARKINSON Thanks for your reply. If you have any tricks to get unfrozen let me know. Michael, I spoke with a pwp at a Parkie seminar a year or so ago. He came up with a device to change perceptions when freezing. It was a 12-15" piece of lath, painted with diagonal traffic barricade colors, mounted on a pivot about 8" up from the bottom of his cane. When he got stuck, he lowered the bar, stepped over it (change of program for the muscles) and went on his way. Some time later, I had the opportunity to take some "Feldenkrais" movement training. Part of this discipline is based on the idea that Parkinson's erases muscle memory (e.g.: touch typing, etc.) My trainer worked with me to choreograph several alternate ways of doing a variety of things. Getting out of bed, lying on the floor for excercises, getting up again, excercise walking, deliberately creating facial expressions to replace Parkinson stone face. I sometimes joke that I'm stuck at Walden Pond - living life deliberately! Regards, George ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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