Mime of Mind (A Therapeutic Tool for PD)

Shared from mimeovermind.com.     Why Mime? Using mime as a therapeutic tool can help people with Parkinson’s override many of the annoying symptoms. Mime provides practical tools that can immediately be put into practice. This may help people with Parkinson’s improve...

Tackle Parkinson’s Tremor With Targeted Exercises

Shared from myparkinsonsteam.com.     Parkinson’s disease (PD) can sometimes cause tremor, involuntary shaking or movement that often affects the hands. Engaging in specific exercises, such as “the coconut crack” demonstrated in this video, can help manage your...

Vibrating Glove May Help Patients Regain Motor Control

Shared from parkinsonsnewstoday.com.     Two undergraduate students from Rice University in Houston have designed an affordable, vibrating glove that they say lets patients feel vibrations in their fingertips to retrain misfiring neurons (nerve cells) in the brain — a...

Freezing of Gait in Parkinson’s

Shared from parkinson.org. As Parkinson’s disease (PD) progresses, people with PD may experience freezing of gait or “freezing” episodes. Freezing of gait is the temporary, involuntary inability to move. Not all people with PD experience freezing...