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THANK YOU I THINK I WILL TRY THIS DAD In a message dated 4/25/2009 1:00:26 A.M. Central Daylight Time, [log in to unmask] writes: ________________________________ gotta have a sense of humor! ________________________________ From: "[log in to unmask]" <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, April 23, 2009 7:08:54 AM Subject: Re: Biking reduces tremors biking doesn'thelp if you fall off outside the pub as I did ! Onlookers didn't believe I was sober.... Quoting rayilynlee <[log in to unmask]>: > MultiVu Video Feed: NEW RESEARCH SHOWS BIKING REDUCES TREMORS IN PARKINSON'S > PATIENTS > > > More than 1.5 million Parkinson's patients currently suffer from > uncontrollable leg, arm and hand movements; and the number in the U.S. alone > grows by 50,000 annually. > > Now there is some good news on the horizon for Parkinson's patients - > improving motor functions in the legs, hands and arms of Parkinson's patients > may be as simple as riding a bike. Dr. Angela Ridgel, an assistant professor > in exercise science at Kent State University, has confirmed that patients > riding an assisted bike for eight weeks, three times a week experience an > increase in motor functions in their legs, hands and arms. Dr. Ridgel > suggests this assisted exercise is potentially changing the nervous system. > Dr. Ridgel's research - conducted with Dr. Jay Alberts at the Cleveland > Clinic - will be published in the 2009 Journal of Neurorehabilitation and > Neural Repair. > > Dr. Ridgel has since taken the research a step further at Kent State > University to help identify the optimum pedaling rate to achieve the best > possible results. Current research shows patients who rode an assisted bike > one-time exhibited a 35 to 40 percent improvement that lasted beyond the day > of the exercise. > > For additional questions and requests please contact: Kayleigh Fitch at > 440-333-0001 ext. 105 or email [log in to unmask] > > Rayilyn BrownDirector AZNPFArizona Chapter National Parkinson > [log in to unmask] > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------- This mail sent through http://www.ukonline.net ---------------------------------------------------------------------- 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 **************Check all of your email inboxes from anywhere on the web. Try the new Email Toolbar now! (http://toolbar.aol.com/mail/download.html?ncid=txtlnkusdown00000027) ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn