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Old 02-17-2014, 08:51 AM
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My dad is starting to feel a little unsteady on his feet. Any therapies/exercises that might help? Thanks.
does his insurance pay for physical therapy? ideally you want your father to have a PT advise on his treatment. exercise, whether standing or seated or aided is critical in PD, he should be gettting a RX for exercise, your father should be referred to a PT in an ideal situation. having your mother/father join a local pd support group would obviously help, some are run by social workers very in tune with the local pd resources and what's best.

you can hopefully find resources at your state chapter.
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