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Sinking a golf ball into a hole is a good example of visualizing the movement and keeping your eye on the hole. Instead of focusing on your feet and balance, these actions are necessary and natural, although I have to "think" whenever I move so I won't fall. I guess in the moments I putt, I'm not thinking, but focusing. Ray Rayilyn Brown Director AZNPF Arizona Chapter National Parkinson Foundation [log in to unmask] -------------------------------------------------- From: "mschild" <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Saturday, March 28, 2009 3:45 AM To: <[log in to unmask]> Subject: Re: External focus improves postural instability >> Ok, I get it. Instead of 'thinking' about your leg and feet muscles, to >> stay upright, you rather concentrate, (focus), on the stable >> surroundings. >> Much like focusing on the horizon to avoid sea sickness on a rocking >> boat. > > > Yes. > Visualizing the mouvement before you start it also helps. They have found > out > that when you watch someone rowing (for example), your brain sends signals > to > your muscles as though you were rowing to. > Athletes find that visualizing a mouvement before learning it (jump, > somersault or whatever) helps reduce the accidents. > I tried it with John ( 'my' PWP) when he went through a patch of not being > able to get up from the bed alone and it worked. > > maryse > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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