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Old 10-04-2006, 05:25 AM
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Subject: banding
From: "Anonymous" <askthedoctor@forum.parkinson.org>
Date: Sun, 1 Oct 2006 18:20:52 -0400
X-Message-Number: 17

Dear Doctor:

I have heard that banding the offensive limb may lessen tremors and
dyskenesia. Banding the forehead effects the whole body in the same way.
Is this true, and if so, would you please elaborate.


Jack

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I am not a big fan of banding, sorry.

Yours, HHF.
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