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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Stafford, UK
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Join Date: Apr 2009
Location: Stafford, UK
Posts: 1,059
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Apart from soccertese who thinks that the neuro is exaggerating a bit, I'm surprised that no-one else has questioned the comment made in post #1 that:
"my neuro told me if all his patients exercised they'd [be] 99.9% symptom free."
A 99.9% decrease in symptoms would, in effect, be a cure: your tremor reduced to a fraction of a millimetre or to less than a minute per day, your falls reduced to one every 10 years, your walking speed reduced from 4mph to not less than 3.996mph ...
Where are these people?
I don't want to deter people from exercising. I recommend it to all PwP who can do it safely, and even to some of those who can't - being sedentary comes with its own set of risks.
But, I think it is important to be realistic in our expectations of the benefits of exercise.
John
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Born 1955. Diagnosed PD 2005.
Meds 2010-Nov 2016: Stalevo(75 mg) x 4, ropinirole xl 16 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
Current meds: Stalevo(75 mg) x 5, ropinirole xl 8 mg, rasagiline 1 mg
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