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Hirsch -> Re: Parkinsons therapy (October 25, 2001 6:55:00 AM)
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Hardtop, you may want to get a second opinion on your young-onset PD first and the best thing is to go to a neurologist who sees many YOPD patients. After you get that...I would suggest an experimental treatment for your hand called forced-use or constraint induced movement therapy, whioch has primarily been used in patients after stroke but may also work for PD...this method involves restricting your good arm/hand in a sling and/or glove so you cannot use the good hand for fine motor activity and focing use of the more impaired hand in daily activities, especially fine motor activity. The sling must be worn 90% of the day and for 2 weeks for this to have a chance to work. I am going to include some links where you can get more information before you make a decision. These are listed below.
[URL=http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Forced-use&hc=0&hs=0]http://google.yahoo.com/bin/query?p=Forced-use&hc=0&hs=0[/URL]
[URL=http://www.rehabtrials.org/fa/fa_spage061300_p2.shtml]http://www.rehabtrials.org/fa/fa_spage061300_p2.shtml[/URL]
[URL=http://www.vard.org/jour/99/36/3/taub363.htm]http://www.vard.org/jour/99/36/3/taub363.htm[/URL]
[URL=http://www.stroke-info.com/cimt.htm]http://www.stroke-info.com/cimt.htm[/URL]
[URL=http://www.uab.edu/CITHERAPY/]http://www.uab.edu/CITHERAPY/[/URL]
I have been involved in PD rehab research for almost 10 years and this is actually something I want to look at experimentally and you would be the first YOPD person, to my knowledge. Let me know what you think of this idea or if you need more information. I'd be glad to help. Mark Hirsch
[QUOTE]Originally posted by hardtop:
I've been diagnosed w/ Young Parkinsons. I have a 'slight' tremor but that dosent bother me, what does, is my "rigid" hand muscles. I have difficulty writing and doing "fine" motor functions with my hand.
Any idea, where I might find 'exercises' or a 'stretch' program for poor hand/forearm muscles?
Thanks,
hardtop@military.com[/QUOTE]
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