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I think my centre of gravity is about 3 feet in front of my body these days !When off, I can't seem to walk without bending my knees - no idea why but am thinking of improvising some splints. > Date: Thu, 15 Mar 2012 16:05:16 -0400 > From: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: falling down > To: [log in to unmask] > > Do you remember, at support group, those classes or educational sessions > where an occupational therapist has gone over the basics of standing, > sitting, getting in and out of beds, cars, etc? Didn't it seem just too > simple? I am beginning to have some balance issues, and I'm definitely going > to pay more attention to the minutiae of how I actually move. How can I > improve my sense of balance? One fortunate part of my history is that at > about the same time I was diagnosed with PD (2001) I was a student of > aikido, a martial art that emphasizes, would you believe, learning how to > fall correctly, as well as lots of steps, spins, throws, etc. All of these > take a high level of awareness of one's "center of gravity". I guess I've > been operating on the leftovers from my dojo days, but I think I could > probably adapt some of that learning to today. There are a number of step by > step movements that I could refine into balance exercises. Anyone could look > for the same type of info. Tai Chi is one good way to gently increase your > sense of balance, and Yoga is another. Martial arts is the study of combat, > which may be undesirable to a great many PWP, but the concepts are there if > you dig. My point is to keep digging, keep walking, keep aware of your > center, and keep challenging yourselves to not let this damn thing beat you. > > Rick McGirr > > -----Original Message----- > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Susan and Iven > Sent: Wednesday, March 14, 2012 9:26 PM > To: [log in to unmask] > Subject: Re: falling down > > My husband, Iven, has the same problem and has almost fallen over or has > to sit down. He is now very careful on how he gets to standing positions. > Also we added a salt tablet once a day to his meds, since I have high bp > and prefer a low salt diet. > Lately he has been doing quite well even while doing some bending tasks > to set up our RV and gardening. > His BP is variable and sometimes goes high. > They also want him to wear compression (strangulation) stockings to push > the blood up his legs. We tried the very firms ones they gave him and > they are almost impossible to get on, plus they are awful to keep on. I > bought him some lower compression ones that he can get on and will > actually wear sometimes so that helps too. > good luck with the bp. > > Susan cg for Iven 68/58/58 > Lafayette OR > > > > > > On 3/13/2012 8:37 AM, Scott Burnett wrote: > > Ray and the group, > > > > I also have had several (3 ) episodes of extreme dizziness, almost a > fainting sensation. This rapidly goes from bad to worse as I begin > shuffling my feet and my torso leans forward. My chest gets now beating my > feet in a race to the ground! Thank goodness all 3 events have ended well, > with me being caught by my wife or an innocent bystander. > > > > Here's the interesting part. My Neurologist, Dr. Jacqueline Chan, who by > the way, is awesome (she works in the Stockton, Modesto, Tracy California > area-Phone number (209)957-7050) told me there were two possible reasons for > my falls. On the one hand it could be the Requip I'd been taking for the > last 14 years. It says right on the bottle, "Don't drive on this medication > until you've tested it's effect on you. May cause passing out." > > > > On the other hand maybe it's something simpler, something that won't > involve increasing my PD meds. Lo and behold, there was another possible > reason. She had me lay down on the table and checked my blood pressure and > heart rate... a ok. Then she had me sit up... virtually the same in both > areas. Then she tested me going from a.sitting > > to a standing position and whoa! Major change... my BP dropped almost 35 > points! No wonder I'm getting dizzy. I've always had normal to slightly > low BP and we've added medicines that tend to lower your BP anyway. Add to > that the fact my heart didn't speed up enough to push that blood and oxygen > up to my brain. It was just pooling in my lower extremities. > > > > So, what's the plan? Well. i'm probably the only 54 year old american > male whose Dr. tells him he needs to eat more salt! I'm talking salt tablets > and drinking V-8 juice in an effort to raise my BP! Pretty funny, huh? > > I'll keep you posted on how I progress. > > > > > > > > Scott Burnett > > [log in to unmask] > > 209-478-9328 > > > > > > > > > > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: > mailto:[log in to unmask] > > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn > > > > -- > Susan > Lafayette, OR > > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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