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My Parkinson's life is so confusing - this is not easy.

Parkinson's Disease | Last Active: May 5 7:21am | Replies (47)
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@katrii

Thank you!! We’re fairly new at this.
We love your attitude and jatonlouise’s advice.

Q: How important is PT? My husband was advised to go for 10 weeks, 2X/Week. Insurance covered 6 visits in all. He now says: “That’s enough.” I see balance/walking/getting out of a chair or bed issues every day. Wouldn’t more PT be good?
Thankyou!

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Teresa, Volunteer Mentor | @hopeful33250 | May 5 7:21am

Hello @katrii,

I'm so pleased to hear that your husband has been able to get some PT. Has it helped him to move better?
The importance of regular exercise has been proven to be valuable. If insurance or finances are a problem, you might check out the local YMCA in your area to see what exercise classes they might offer for PD patients, even chair exercise classes for seniors. Your local senior center may also provide exercise classes for seniors that would be helpful.

There are also YouTube vides with exercises for PD patients. The important thing is to keep moving. Here is a link to some exercises from YouTube. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=exercises+for+pd

There is also a book (and a video) called, Delay the Disease, which also talks about the value of exercise to lessen the disability that can come from PD.

Whether your husband continues with PD or finds an exercise program that he enjoys, it is important that he keeps moving. Will you post again and let me know how you are both doing?

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