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THERE IS A WEB SITE OF CLEVELAND CLINIC WHICH HAS A SHORT ONE PAGE ON PREVENTING FALLS.IT MAY BE OF HELP. *Haroon Basheer Founder I Chairman Pakistan Parkinson's Society P O Box 12331 Karachi 75500 www.parkinsons.org.pk Tel: 92300 8220196** * On Thu, Oct 18, 2012 at 12:29 PM, Meg Duggan <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Invaluable! Lots of strong research about tai chi and yoga, much centers > around finding and knowing your center of gravity. Center will change with > age and especially with pd. learning to fall is also a wonderful > suggestion. Great! > > Sent from my iPhone > > On Oct 17, 2012, at 4:44 PM, Rick McGirr <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > > This is going to sound ridiculous to some of you... > > > > I have a background of past activity at a martial arts school, or "dojo", > > specifically Nihon Goshin Aikido. At the beginning of every class, we > would > > actually practice falling. We had very specific procedures for > front-fall, > > side-fall, back-fall. And we would do it a lot. It was essential to do > this, > > because Aikido includes a lot of throwing moves, like Judo, so we could > > count on hitting the deck several dozen times per class. > > > > I am very fortunate to have had this training, albeit before my > diagnosis in > > 2001. It was a very good way to develop awareness of my body and its > > balance, vulnerability, strength, and it gave me a tough inner core, > > tempered in lessons under a quite demanding sensei, or teacher. > > > > Now, I would never suggest that PWP all sign on with a martial arts > academy. > > And I would also suggest maximum caution and collaboration with physical > > therapist, doctor, sensei, personal assistant, mom, dad, cousin Ralph and > > everybody else you can think of. And further, I only suggest this to > those > > who are ready, physically and emotionally, to enter into this kind of > study. > > And all the disclaimers apply doubly. I don't know what I am talking > about > > in any case. I would not ever represent myself as an authority on > anything > > except playing rock n roll on the piano. And even that can be dangerous! > > But... > > > > But yes, you are hearing me correctly. I am indeed suggesting that, since > > you do it so often, make a study of falling. I certainly would never have > > survived the aikido school without the knowledge I gained there. And > there > > have been times when the habits gained at aikido school saved my ass > > literally. (head, back, knees, elbows, etc.) > > > > With respect, > > Rick > > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Parkinson's Information Exchange Network > > [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Meg Duggan > > Sent: Tuesday, October 16, 2012 8:28 AM > > To: [log in to unmask] > > Subject: Re: Falling....help please > > > > Do u tend to fall upon rising? Adding a bit of salt to your diet can help > > with sudden drops in blood pressure that can occur. If u are falling > because > > of a dropped foot, there are appliances that help keep the foot in a > better > > position. > > > > Sent from my iPhone > > > > On Oct 15, 2012, at 1:13 PM, Nigel Harland <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > > > >> Hi all, > >> Does anyone have any helpfull advice on preventing falling,? I > > fall on average 3 times a day, sometimes more. > >> It is only a matter of time before I will do myself some serious > damage. I > > use a walker but even this does not always stop me from from falling. > >> Regards, > >> Nigel Harland. > >> > >> ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > >> 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 > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > 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