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Thanks Bill, will try the moving the toes up & making him stretch more, he's been told to do it but doesn't so I'll just have to fuss at him a little more. He does sleep on his back all the time & I did buy him one of those lift chairs so his feet are up when sitting down. All good suggestions, thanks again. Merry Christmas & Happy New Year one & all! Nan cg for Rich 68/58/57 > The long leg muscles with P.D. folks ,shrink in length. due in part to > inactivity, so it is necessary sit with legs up as often as is possible.I have > ottomans and used suitcases from thrift shops under the kitchen table, under the > computer table, in front of the toilet, beside my bed, so that my leg muscles > are in a stretched out position. In addition, I try to sleep on my back, or > stomach so there is as little time that my muscles are in a fetal position. > I stretch 'like a cat' when ever I get up, this helps to keep these muscles > stretched. Also when soaking in warm water, I suggest he raise his toes upwards > toward his knees. Cheers! > Merry Christmas > and a Happy New Year > Bill > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Nancy Christman > To: [log in to unmask] > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 8:16 AM > Subject: Re: PARKINSN MESSAGE > > > Thanks for the info Bill, will get that asap. He does often soak his feet in > the Epsoms Salts, too hard to get him out of the tub anymore to soak all the > legs. If he's feeling ok, has his balance, then we'll sit him on a tub chair > so he can get a little more of his legs. > > Merry Christmas & a Blessed New Year, > > Nancy > > Nancy,SISU brand Calcium and Magnesium with Vit D is the brand that I take. > > EXtra Mag 125mg also when needed. In addition a cup of Epsoms Salts in bath > > water at night does wonders. Search around for Agricultural use E.Salts, > it's > > cheaper. > > Merry Christmas > > and a Happy New Year > > Bill > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Nancy Christman > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Sent: Tuesday, December 17, 2002 5:15 AM > > Subject: Re: PARKINSN MESSAGE > > > > > > Thanks for the info Rob! > > > > My husband Rich also suffers with leg cramps so that info should be > helpful. > > He does take Glucosamine Sulfate & Calcium w/Vit. D but not the Magnesium, > I > > will now add that to the list. What doses do you recommend? > > > > Thanks, Nancy Christman, cg for Rich 68/58/57 > > > Hi Gene, > > > Leg cramps can usually be taken care of by including Glucosamine Sulfate > , > > > Calcium with Magnesium, along with your other daily vitamins, and a good > > > high protein low carbo diet. Rob > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > From: "Eugene Hogan" <[log in to unmask]> > > > To: <[log in to unmask]> > > > Sent: Thursday, November 28, 2002 6:25 PM > > > Subject: PARKINSN MESSAGE > > > > > > > > > > My name is Gene Hogan. I am 69 years of age, and have been diagnosed > > > > with Parkinsons in June of this year. I was born and worked in > > > > Montreal, Quebec and > > > > moved to St. Catharines, Ont. 7 years ago. My wife and I have 4 > children > > > > ( 3 girls living in Toronto, and 1 boy living in Montreal ). My > > > > interests are :golf, > > > > gardening, music, and woodworking ( particularly Intarsia ). > > > > > > > > I found the PIEN through a friend who also has Parkinsons disease. > Since > > > > I am a newly diagnosed patient my interests in information on this > > > > disease are pretty > > > > eclectic. I have been able to obtain a fair amount of information from > > > > medical websites upto this point and I have been attending a series of > > > > 12 lectures on the > > > > subject,which are provided by the V.O.N. locally. More specific > > > > parkinson's related topics of interest to me will most probably > > > > materialize later; however for the > > > > moment I'd be happy to discover how to deal with cramps that occur in > > > > the upper legs and calves. > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > > > 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 > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn