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"Freezingis fairly popular among "Parkinsonians"There are ways of dealing with it such as imagining walking over a line,rocking back and forth,distraction by holding something in your hand and switching it to the other hand etc. It became easier with me since i am able to use military cadence that i used in the army.-GOOD LUCK ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert Ravel" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Sunday, January 24, 2010 11:59 PM Subject: Parkinsons's Terminology > Folks, > > > > My father is 78 years old, suffers from Parkinsons symptoms and is > refractory to LDopa. > > > I will be seeing two new neurologists in about 3 weeks time in my efforts > to get some help for my father. > > > One of the neurologists will look at my father in terms of whether botox > injections will help, but I will ask both for any pharmacological > interventions they could suggest. > > > I am trying to write a complete brief on my father's condition, and wish > to refer to a symptom where my father's feet frequently freeze (or they > act like they are glued to the ground) when he tries to take a step. > > > I would like to use the medical term for this, but I can't seem to find > it. > > > Can anyone suggest what this symptom is referred to in medical terms? > > > Thank you > > > Robert > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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