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Parkinson’s Empowerment Training

In his second book, “Parkinson’s Empowerment Training” author Karl Sterling goes deep into exploring many areas that will help the person with PD to manage symptoms and improve quality of movement, cognition, memory, and life. Topics include:

* the power of hope, empowerment, and belief

* how to maximize neuroplasticity

* sleep management

* benefits of using Power Plate and whole body vibration

* learn about the many roles of dopamine

* improve memory and cognition

* “Nutrition in Parkinson’s Disease” written by dietitian, Cynthia Lopez

Read inspiring stories by:

* people living with Parkinson’s

* caregivers

* doctors

* physical therapists

* fitness trainers

Guest writers include:

Sylvie Patrick

Russ Parker

Alison Klaum

Rubén Artavia

Alfredo Bozzierre

Mike Mitani

Melissa Tafoya

Dr. Pepe Gonzalez

Dr. Lalo Guadarrama

Donna Parker

Kabugo Hannington

Lilia Drew

Laura Olmos

Ted Byrd

Visit www.thepdbook.com and link to Amazon from there

Lessons Learned from Hiking the Appalachian Trail

Questions Mountain Sage Addressed:

* Is recovery primarily mental or does “getting out of your mind” help?

* How does “You do not think till you pull the trigger” apply to recovery?

* Why are people who experience Parkinson’s symptoms always so active?

* How do you react in public when tremors flare?

* Is sleep important?

* How to you get into the deep sleep that promotes recovery?

* How has V2VG (Vet to Vet Group) helped you out?

* Does helping others help you when you yourself need help?

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Learning How to Move Better with Parkinson’s

Michelle Turner Created Movement Lesson™ LLC, a unique therapy method that utilizes a combination of gentle touch through rotational and purposeful movement within the principles of oppositional gravity through counterbalance and rotation to create an individualized and profoundly effective therapy session.

What are the 3 main concerns to be active with Parkinsons. Michelle explains how you can improve your bodys key stabilizers

1. Balance Walking better – Benefits of Pole Walking – Maintaining an active lifestyle

2. Sleep Learning how to lie down Exercises I can do for relaxing my body

3. Speech/Vision Working the room. How vision will improve every movement in my body. Exercises to improve speech and vision. Exercises to improve breathing with rotation

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Physical Therapy and Parkinson’s

Walter Mady discusses the importance of Physical Therapy for the Parkinson’s disease patient and the factors that have made the biggest difference in addressing his own Parkinson’s symptoms.

Walter Mady has been a Physical Therapist for 28 years in the private sector. Physical Therapists are healthcare specialists utilizing their knowledge of anatomy and physiology, therapeutic exercise, and ADL modifications when treating the Parkinson’s disease patient.
He specializes in manual therapy, orthopedic physical therapy, and is a specialist in exercise recreationally and therapeutically
Walter was diagnosed in 2008 with Parkinson’s Disease..
He discusses and stresses the importance of nutrition and exercise.

Walter Mady [wmady@comcast.net]

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Unshackling the Chains of Fear

Fred Phillips offers his insights into how he gets immediate relief from a variety of his Parkinsons symptoms. His solutions for Parkinsons symptoms are novel and profound. Do you ever have difficulty when walking with:

Freezing?
Standing up?
Shuffling?
Slowness?
Leg Cramps?

If so, I strongly recommend that you listen to my interview with Fred today. He also previews his 10 step program to recovery.

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Gravity, Human Movement and Parkinsons Disease

Looking for better mobility? Michael Protzel has some marvelous suggestions for you.

Innate human coordination requires being in sync with the STRAIGHT-down influence of gravity. This enables us to tap the substantial energy generated by the downward movement of our body mass.

In infancy, we all learn this highly evolved skill as we teach ourselves to sit, stand and walk with grace and power. Early in childhood, however, through deep cultural conditioning, we forget. From the day we are born, we see everyone around us sitting back in chairs, sofas, car seats, etc. At around 3 or 4, we get sucked into this utterly normal, but mal-adaptive behavior. We begin sitting-back with staggering repetition. In so doing, we interfere with gravity’s influence by sending our body mass down on a BACKWARDS trajectory.

Our brains automatically react — with muscular strain and skeletal distortion — to keep our head/neck functionally vertical. We don’t notice these reactions nor feel anything unusual. It all happens subconsciously. This kinesthetic disconnect spills over into how we stand and walk.

The consequences are all around us: society-wide epidemics of bad posture, lower back and neck pain, knee and hip replacements. For people with Parkinsons, the consequences are even more severe, restricting free movement considerably. This can be changed — through re-developing sensitivity to our downward-moving body mass and how it is affecting us moment-by-moment. www.uprighting.com

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Neuro-Rehabilitation Through Optometry

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

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Feldenkrais® for Parkinsons

Irene Pasternack [http://movebeyondlimits.com] tells us how you can use the Feldenkrais Method to improve your balance, prevent falls, cope with freezing, maintain facial mobility, speech volume and swallowing, and find greater comfort and ease in day-to-day activities. The show includes a short Feldenkrais® lesson to improve posture, comfort and stability in sitting. In addition to making you feel more comfortable, this lesson helps improve the mobility of your neck, head, and eyes, and has a direct impact on your balance in standing.

Irene Pasternack discusses how Feldenkrais® is useful for treating a wide variety of symptoms that are found in a diagnosis of Parkinson’s Disease.

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

The Magic of Dance for Parkinson’s: Pamela Quinn

Pamela Quinn danced professionally for 20 years with ODC/San Francisco and with actor/writer Michael O’Connor before being diagnosed with Parkinson’s Disease at age 42. Recently, she made a video entitled ‘Welcome to our World”, which shared first prize at the 2010 World Parkinson Congress. Pamela has developed an amazing range of creative movements, exercises and dances that have helped herself and others cope with the many and various symptoms of Parkinson’s Disease. Learn more about her at www.pamelaquinn.net

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

How do You Choose Therapies? Wisdom from Hans and Levino Who are on the Road to Recovery

During this program I discuss a framework for deciding what therapies and approaches you need to begin considering to get relief from symptoms. I offer an option for how to get information from your body about what it needs.

Hans from Holland joins me in this discussion with a report of techniques he has used to get significant relief from his symptoms. If you are having movement challenges, you have to listen to this interview. Finally, Levino joins us with great suggestions for people with the problem of depression.