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09-11-2010, 03:36 PM | #1 | ||
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I believe it ! Any body has reference to Canadian research in this topic??
Good Vibrations for Parkinson's Two years ago, he was diagnosed with Parkinson's and thought his days on the links were over. "They keep saying there's a cure around the corner, cure around the corner, but I don't know. I can't wait," Voelker said. His meds made him nauseous and drowsy, so he joined a clinical study for a more tolerable treatment. "It's very relaxing. It puts me to sleep almost every time," Voelker said. "It" is a vibration chair. The cushion connects to an amplifier. "It's almost like there's a big subwoofer in the mattress that vibrates the entire body," Dr. Sachin Kapur, from Rush University Medical Center in Chicago, told Ivanhoe. "They're sound waves that generate very strong vibrations. This is not a little buzz. This is not a little massage. This is a very strong vibration," Christopher Goetz, M.D., from Rush University Medical Center, explained to Ivanhoe. It's based off the work of a 19th century French doctor. "He noticed that patients who went on a carriage ride or train trip, when they descended from the carriage, their Parkinsonism was much less," Dr. Goetz said. Experts say the vibrations travel through the spinal cord to the brain, which may help with basic motor skills. A Canadian study showed vibration therapy improved gait, stability and posture. It also decreased tremors and rigidity and helped those who didn't respond to standard meds. "It goes for about 40 minutes, and by the time I'm done, I've almost stopped shaking," Voelker said. The chair isn't a cure, but it's how Voelker spells relief. "It's like I get a little break," he said. The current study is still enrolling Parkinson's patients at Rush University Medical Center. Patients sit in the chair for 30 minutes a day -- for one month |
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09-11-2010, 06:41 PM | #2 | |||
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There was a flurry of PR posts a year or two ago similar to this. Turned out that the miracle patient (only one guy then too) was the reporter's father and their company was selling chairs at $4000 a pop.
Thing is ou can buy the equivalentfor less than a hundred dollars. They are sold as immersion chairs for gamers. Or get some kid driving a boom box to help you and you can rattle your dental work from an auto sound shop.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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09-11-2010, 07:06 PM | #3 | ||
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I agree many are trying to make money out of our malady. Some are dishonest but some are (honest).
That is why I am looking for canadian research papers. Apart from buying the 'magic' chair, my Taichi routine includes a shaking exercise. For about a minuite, you purposly shake your body as hard as you can starting with hands, arms, chest, legs and try shake every part of your body. I aways feel better after doing it. Imad Quote:
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09-11-2010, 08:25 PM | #4 | ||
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I can't say that this works but you sure can try it for less money. I happen to own and use quite a bit of Rife (sound frequency healing) equipment as well. I've tried it and didn't get any positive results. Additionally I have equipment that introduces sound vibration into the brain (shaktitechnology.com)... no positive result either. Just wanted to add my results in case anyone out there is planning a desperate and huge investment. I'm still experimenting and certainly will share if I get a reasonably positive result. |
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09-13-2010, 04:45 PM | #6 | |||
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My apologies. It is a bit misleading. I also take sinemet and requip but since I am approaching the 19 year mark since first symptoms that's not too bad. I also freely admit to that being a somewhat idealized regimen and I get pill fatigue like everyone else.
I have just added a section to my blog on possible therapeutics. At present it lists about 75 different things that *should* impact PD in some manner. There is more detail in a companion thread I am about to start.
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Born in 1953, 1st symptoms and misdiagnosed as essential tremor in 1992. Dx with PD in 2000. Currently (2011) taking 200/50 Sinemet CR 8 times a day + 10/100 Sinemet 3 times a day. Functional 90% of waking day but fragile. Failure at exercise but still trying. Constantly experimenting. Beta blocker and ACE inhibitor at present. Currently (01/2013) taking ldopa/carbadopa 200/50 CR six times a day + 10/100 form 3 times daily. Functional 90% of day. Update 04/2013: L/C 200/50 8x; Beta Blocker; ACE Inhib; Ginger; Turmeric; Creatine; Magnesium; Potassium. Doing well. |
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