On Balance
********** ********** This week the NY Times reprinted an article about balance training, which is probably an overlooked area of concern for many people, whether they have Parkinson’s or not. […]
Ping Pong Parkinson: You’ve Seen the Videos, Now Read the Book!
********** ********** I’ve blogged before (click! click! click!) about the table tennis club near where I live in suburban New York. On Wednesday nights it hosts a gathering of ping
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Introducing Levodopa Inhalation Powder (Inbrija)
********** ********** If you have Parkinson’s and are taking carbidopa-levodopa in a pill form, you may find that after a few years you experience “off” periods where the drug doesn’t
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Update on “Awe Walks”: Try It Inside!
Last May I wrote about “awe walks.” According to an article in the NY Times, “Consciously watching for small wonders in the world around you during an otherwise ordinary walk
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Compensation Strategies for Gait Impairment
********** ********** Are you a Parkie who sometimes (maybe all the time?) has problems walking? Do you have more problems, say, walking on a busy street or moving around in
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Donald Trump: Bring Back the Guillotine!
********** ********** According to today’s Rolling Stone, Donald Trump wants to increase executions of guilty inmates and perhaps broadcast the executions on public websites. He’s also thinking about bringing back
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How I Spent My 70th Birthday
********** ********** A few days ago I turned 70. It doesn’t feel any different than, say, turning 45 or 50 – I’m still me. Two events that made the day
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Parkinson Pantheon: Jimmy Choi
******** ******** Jimmy Choi is someone I’ve admired for years. Diagnosed with PD as a young man, he spent many years just sitting on his couch, moping and putting on
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Parkinson Pantheon: Nenad Bach
******** ******** Nenad Bach is the reason why we have Ping Pong Parkinson. He is a world-class musician who lost the ability to play his many instruments when he came
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Apathy and Parkinson’s Disease
******** ******** Here’s a haiku that’s also a joke: The sky is gray milk. I could compose a haiku. But apathy… The joke is that haiku are supposed to
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