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Ervin asked: "Does anyone have any information or experience with Chelation or Hyperbaric Oxygen Therapy to assist in Parkinson?" --------- I have had both treatments: over fifty chelation treatments and one hyperbaric oxygen treatment. (The therapist agreed that since I felt no different during or after the oxygen treatment it probably wasn't going to make any difference.) I have not seen any change in my Parkinson's symptoms that I can attribute to chelation. However, my PD is progressing quite slowly compared to others. No one can know why that is, but I don't want to take a chance and quit anything I'm doing. Dr. Cranton reports in his book, Bypassing Bypass: "Improvement in symptoms of Parkinson's disease following chelation are not as consistent as seen in patients with proven circulatory disorders, but they occur often enough to warrant further research." Dr. Walker in his book, The Chelation Way says, "Artiosclerotic parkinsonism is just one of three types of the disease (PD)...It responds fairly well to chelation therapy, especially in the disease's beginning stages. The pill-rolling effect in a newly diagnosed patient's fingers stops when the intravenous treatment is given." My experience with fellow PWP being chelated is mixed. Some have been helped. Some were not. There is no way of predicting the number of treatments it would take. One gentleman I met had significant improvement after only six treatments. One lady showed no change until her 28th treatment when she seemed to just come alive. Another woman had thirty-some and showed no change. If you are going to try chelation be sure that you go to a doctor certified by the ACAM (American College of Advancement in Medicine): (714) 583-7666 (for safety and optimal benefit). I'm not recommending for and not recommending against, but I am continuing to do it for myself. Sincerely, Joan Dykstra