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07-07-2015, 10:40 AM | #1 | ||
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This time next week I'll be on my way to Iowa to ride in my fifth RAGBRAI, from the Missouri to the Mississippi in a week. The ride starts in Sioux City on Sunday, July 19. Happily, I'll be riding stoker on a tandem this time. I've been working out on a daily basis, generally alternating distance with hill climbs. Yesterday was 41.6 miles and my computer registered 88.4 degrees when I got home. 3 liters of water and I still drank all afternoon. A couple of days ago it was 41 miles and over 90 degrees. I'm constantly surprised at how well I feel during these rides. I stop at one point to take my pill and about 15 or 20 minutes later as I'm riding along, I realize that I feel fine again.
My drink of ginger tea is proving to be a godsend. No more IBS problems. No more constipation, for now at least. It sounds like the YMCA in Marquette, MI is going to start a PFP class. News like that makes my day. |
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07-08-2015, 07:45 AM | #2 | ||
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07-08-2015, 01:16 PM | #3 | ||
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Did they work for you? I used them many years ago for airsickness and they were great. The tea is still working really well. I'm going to have it in one of my water bottles on RAGBRAI.
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06-04-2015, 05:48 AM | #4 | ||
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I tried the Theracycle with my father about a year and a half ago. Nothing notable happened with his tremors, so we ended up returning it.
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06-04-2015, 06:36 PM | #5 | ||
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Forced pace cycling does not refer to the Theracycle. It can be done on a regular bike as long as the PwP keeps the rpm at 80-90 three hours per week.
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06-07-2015, 09:15 AM | #6 | ||
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http://www.theracycle.com/articles/p...ike-study.aspx I was just sharing my father's experience; that does not mean it won't help others. |
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06-25-2015, 10:05 AM | #7 | ||
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For months I've been having increasingly painful issues with IBS. Despite cycling, eating well, etc. nothing has helped. The belly pain takes out about four hours each day and precludes me from going out in the evening.
A couple of days ago a PT friend was over for dinner and I mentioned this issue. She said she had had the same problem and discovered that camomile tea with ginger solved it. I couldn't find any combo of camomile and ginger, so yesterday I bought fresh camomile and raw ginger. I sliced two circles from the ginger and put them in the pot with the camomile bag. When it had steeped, I poured myself a cup and carried on. Two hours later I realized I had missed my start time for the bellyache. I kept sipping and had no bloating, pain or stomach ache for the whole evening. I slept through the night and here I am this morning still smiling. Obviously, I'll monitor this over time and report back, but if this is a game changer, I'll be a most happy camper! Please report if you try it. |
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07-10-2016, 08:14 PM | #8 | ||
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Some in the "medical establishment" are doing well on research on exercise and PD. You can keep up with much of it by searching Pub Med at NIH: "parkinsons exercise site:ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed" will use Google to only get you articles from PubMed. Experiment with search terms and you may find more interesting articles floating to the top. For my own anecdotal story see my article written a while ago for a website at A Personal Reflection on Living With Parkinson's Disease | Jewish Sacred Aging or my presentation to the FDA last September at http://www.parkies.org/FDA/FDApattersonSummary1.2.pdf as part of a patient focused panel discussion. Bill Patterson |
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07-11-2016, 12:27 AM | #9 | ||
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TexasTom,
Are you still doing those 45 minute cycling sessions with your Exercycle 3 times per week (30s/30s duty cycle)? Do you still experience 4 hours without tremor after each session? (post #325 by TexasTom on 06-26-2015) |
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07-11-2016, 11:41 AM | #10 | ||
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That is not exactly what I do. I do 40 minutes almost every day, generally at 90-110 rpm. Tremor was not even an issue until 2012 when a slight one began. It has progressed slightly but seems to be less if I exercise the affected arm. My hope is to get some good detailed data about my exercise and see where it may lead. Bill |
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