Hi Scott.
Yes, my symptoms seem to mirror yours, falling over after
sitting or kneeling, likewise when walking a relatively short distance such
as putting the trash bin out for collection (about 10 paces), is a situation
which I try to avoid mainly because it is on a gradient which is guaranteed
to make me fall.
Also, when at home and confronted with a multiple choice of which way to
walk round an object, it seems that I get a subconcious urge to take the
"fall"option, and I fall. I have also started to do the " Reverse Parkie
shuffle, " which has all of the benefits of the standard shuffle, plus you
can't see where you are going to land!!
Isn't PD a wonderful thing!!
Regards,
Nigel Harland
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From: "Scott Burnett" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Sunday, August 26, 2012 6:22 AM
Subject: Re: balance
> Hi Nigel and everybody
> My balance problems seem pretty severe to me, but how do they compare to
> other PWP? When I have fallen, it's almost always right after I stand up
> from a sitting position. i have climbed out of the front seat of our car,
> walked 50-75 feet towards the store and then had my dizzy spell. The dizzy
> spell can hit fast but about half the time I can feel it coming on and
> clutch my wife's arm and get to a place I can sit. Much worse are the
> ones where my eyes roll back in my head and I go shuffling off/ The
> shuffle is a Parkie standard; short choppy steps, torso gradually catching
> up and passing the feet, leading to the inevitable crash. It's actually a
> great way to get to know people. Although my wife has made the most
> catches, total strangers have lent a hand 4 or 5 times. My Nuero, Dr. J
> Chan of Stockton, CA thinks it is related somehow to a blood pressure drop
> i frequently experience. which may or may not be caused by my
> mediacations. Does this sound like your experience?
>
> Scott Burnett
> aka Pdman195
>
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