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Dear Helen Spence, About your question on controlling tremour (or tremor as we U.S. yahoos spell it): >Lately my fiance, Harry (55 yrs. 3 yrs diag) has been having much worse >(actually, 'severe') right arm tremour. We would really appreciate >hearing any success or methods anybody has found useful in helping >or'calming'the tremour? He might consider learning T'ai Chi. Of course it's not for everyone, but I've become a rabid fan and I feel it helps a lot. It's free, can be done anywhere, is totally under your own control, has no side effects, and it works! -- at least for some. A few weeks ago I met a 61-year old man, who has had PD for 15 years, and has been studying & teaching T'ai Chi for 12 years. He showed me how he could focus his awareness and make his hand tremor at least slow down, or often completely stop it. It takes a long time to learn the basics of T'ai Chi, and it takes a lifetime to learn how it can be woven into everyday life. To me that makes it more interesting than a standard exercise program, so it increases the odds of my actually sticking with it. This is beginning to sound like an ad, but I'm not ashamed to be an advocate, though not an advertiser. Just a thought. Mary Yost, 47, PD 5years, Tai Chi 2years, "serious" singing student for 1 year