What do glasses, prisoms and color have to do with Parkinson’s Disease? Dr. Janet Kohtz, a Neuro Optometrist, explains how glasses and neuro-rehabilitation therapy can positively impact persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinsons Disease. Her patients have been able to adjust their posture, balance and gait to free themselves from walkers. For further information about how neuro-rehabilitation therapy can help to reverse Parkinsons symptoms, visit www.optometrists.org/Riverside
Author of Living and Laughing with Parkinsons Anne Atkin offers workshops with a special emphasis on painting for persons with Parkinsons Disease throughout Victoria, Australia. Her neurologist detected no evidence of symptoms during her most recent office visit. He had no idea what she had been doing, but told her to keep doing it because it was certainly working.
You are probably wondering what in the world Anne Atkin has been doing to reverse her symptoms? Discover her secrets by listening to the show today .
How in the world do you learn how to Salsa dance? There is a way I have just discovered. Morry Krispijn’s Dance Company in the Netherlands produced a Salsa DVD which you can use to learn how to dance the Salsa. Isn’t that cool?
Perhaps you are thinking persons who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinsons could never do the Salsa. Think again my friends. Morry tells me that persons with Parkinson’s are actually quite a bit better at doing Salsa dancing than persons who do not have the symptoms. Isn’t that fascinating?
I believe Salsa dancing is a fantastic activity for a Parkinsons Support group, especially if you are getting bored with your usual routine. If you are not having enough fun this year, dance to the Salsa. Morry tells me Salsa does wonders for persons who currently experience the neurological symptoms of Parkinsons Disease.
Start the new year out with Salsa dancing. Try it! I think you will like it.
Exercise is a proven way of helping people with Parkinson’s reverse their symptoms. Many people think yoga is reserved for athletic types, but a dedicated group of individuals with Parkinson’s have found a program tailored to people of all levels and now practice yoga on a regular basis. Members of the Yoga for People with Parkinson’s classes in Seattle, Washington tell their stories about how yoga has provided them with remarkable relief from their symptoms.
Is yoga a therapy that is right for you? Listen to these incredible student testimonials and decide for yourself. Yoga is a time-tested, natural therapy and if practiced on a regular basis you can expect often dramatic improvements in flexibility, strength, balance and peace of mind. That formula is hard to beat.
Tim Seiwerath, the founder of the Yoga for People with Parkinson’s program in Seattle (and now New York City) shares his insights with us about why yoga is such a useful therapy for persons who currently experience symptoms of Parkinson’s disease.
During this show you will hear interviews with 11 persons who report on their experience with yoga as a therapy to treat symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Of course we cover more topics than just yoga, but that happens to be the focus of the show.
On today’s radio show I discuss the relationship between stress and the symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. Once we have stress under control, the symptoms of Parkinson’s dissolve like a snowball in the hot sunshine.
As part of my discussion, I explain the purpose of the Parkinsons Recovery Mindfulness Program which entails a post each week here on the member website of a new mindfulness challenge. You receive these mindfulness challenges as a member which are posted each week on the Mindfulness website (see the link to the page on the right column).
I sent out a survey on Sunday asking two questions. The first inquired whether people were doing better, the same or worse relative to last Thanksgiving. The second question asked what you have to be thankful for. I report results of the Thanksgiving survey on the show today.
I received 31 responses over the two days prior to the show and read them on the radio show today. It was a healing for me just to read the responses on the show today. When you hear the show, you will understand why.
As the host of Parkinsons Recovery Radio – I am the one who is always asking the questions of my guests. Last Sunday, my familiar role as host was reversed when I was a guest on Sharry Edwards’ radio show. Sharry has been a guest on Parkinsons Recovery Radio on several previous occasions.
So, I answered whatever questions were thrown at me. I aired this show on my show this week. We both offer a fresh perspective on the causes of Parkinson’s which offers hope of recovery for anyone who currently experiences neurological challenges.
My radio show this week is 34 minutes of golden air time. I extracted clips from the radio shows of each pioneer of recovery featured in Pioneers of Recovery (2012) which I released this week. Clips are 1 to 2 minute extractions from previous radio shows that capture the wisdom and insights of each pioneer.
Click on the purple arrow to hear my radio show this week that airs clips from the 11 pioneers featured in the second edition of Pioneers of Recovery (2012).
In 2001, dancers from the Mark Morris Dance Group began teaching a dance with live music for members of the Brooklyn Parkinson Group. The premise? Professionally-trained dancers are movement experts whose knowledge could be useful to persons with PD. By learning real dance techniques and focusing on artistry and grace, people with PD would be encouraged to explore movement and music in enjoyable and creative ways while addressing balance, coordination, flexibility and physical confidence.
Ten years later, Dance for PD classes based on the original Brooklyn model take place in more than 45 communities and in seven countries around the world, and the acclaimed program has been featured in such media as The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, and USA Today, among many others. David Leventhal, one of the program’s founding teachers, its program manager, and a 14-year veteran of the Mark Morris Dance Group speaks with Dr. Robert Rodgers about this transformative program and its potential to help people with PD recapture grace and a vital sense of community. For further information on this exciting program for Parkinsons, visit https://www.danceforpd.org
The mission of Parkinsons Recovery is to identify alternatives that are helping people who currently experience the symptoms of Parkinsons recover. Here is yet another possibility for you to consider – the use of low dose naltrexone (LDN) as a possible treatment for the symptoms of Parkinson’s. LDN has clearly helped Lexie get remarkable relief from her symptoms.
Lexie was diagnosed with Parkinsons Disease in October, 2008. She tried all of the Parkinson’s medications that her neurologist prescribed. While they helped offer relief from her “symptoms” she soon became discouraged.
“I knew that I was taking ‘band-aid’ medications in the form of the PD Agonists and Sinemet. All 3 of the neurologists I conferred with said they did not expect a ‘cure’ in my lifetime. I was only 60 years old with a thriving professional career and that was not an answer I could accept, so I started researching.”
“I discovered Low Dose Naltrexone 2.5 years ago and I have never looked back. I have now titrated off of all of my PD meds and feel and look better today than I did 3 years ago when I was first diagnosed. I am excited to share my success with LDN with all of your PD listeners. It could change their lives, as it has changed mine.” Lexie
