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Old 06-17-2010, 08:38 PM
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Originally Posted by GregD View Post
Don't get me wrong, I do believe in exercising. I was a person that exercised religiously 3 to 4 days a week 5 if I could sneak it in. I have always had a weight problem and learned early on that the only way I was going to stay slim and trim was to workout. 12 years into PD now, my workouts are not what they used to be. Not even close. It seems to me that if exercise was the key to curing or at least helping with PD symptoms, I would be much better off than I am today.
excellent point.
it will be interesting to see how the further study turns out. i imagine if it shows even short term inprovement they'll want to do a further study to see if it slows down progression with recently diagnosed patients.

i imagine they could do a statistical analysis of atheletes in non-contact sports for pd. and if they could find enough twins .....
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