Am crying with laughter here Lloyd. No. Please don`t go there...eek.
In all seriousness....who me? SERIOUS? NAH!!!
Ahem..as I was saying..I have to add that another thought is this.Don`t all run for cover.
Parkinsons somehow has the knack of clamping your arms across your body.When you think about it...they provide the balance and "swing" to enable correct walking.And I at my worst,lived with my right arm stuck across the fron t of my body,my right shoulder lower than my left,my upper back rounding in what I can only describe as a hump...Quasi Modo springs to mind.As I shuffled and dragged my right leg,immense strain was placed on my hips,lower back and pelvis.This was not only painful,but weakened my hips.
By manipulating my joints,[and both my shiatsu practitioner and my sis worked on this] and using mammoth circling motions,they gradually released the tension in my arms and I was able to swing them again.Just this little thing ,this "opening" up of my shoulders,made a huge difference to my stance and walk.I have my sexy wiggle back.
Want a sexy walk LLoyd...you know...to go with the outfit? BIG SMILE.
BIG HUG
X

I stopped myself shuffling when I walk by singing "Heel & Toe" repeatatively to myself as I walked. Got the tip from a physio. Its simple but worked wonders for me. Who cares if peole look at you strangley because you are talking (or singing) to yourself. Mind you Steff I have yet to try it in high heels.................

Chris

Aw go on Chris...the heels? After all its not like we PD folk bring attention to ourselves at any other time is it....pauses for thought.
Mind you...i`m dying to hammer those tap things to my shoes so that when my meds are off I can cause a heck of a din.River dance...eat your heart out...
Sorry...not funny.