Parkinson's Awareness Shirt

[JGcycle]

My new shirt is to help raise awareness of Parkinson's Disease, and to promote a "Badass" approach to dealing with PD.

 

[Art Deco]

I have a tremor, but NOT Parkinson's. I get asked about it a lot the last few years, so public awareness is coming along... slowly.
Sorry to hear that it affects you, but admire the attitude you show.

 

[JGcycle]

I have a tremor, but NOT Parkinson's. I get asked about it a lot the last few years, so public awareness is coming along... slowly.
Sorry to hear that it affects you, but admire the attitude you show.

Thanks, I have found that staying physically active, and keeping a positive attitude, go a long way.

 

[harryS]

I have heard that bicycling, even on a stationary cycle, has great benefits for PD patients. Just learned my wife's nephew has it. Best of luck to you.

 

[JGcycle]

I have heard that bicycling, even on a stationary cycle, has great benefits for PD patients. Just learned my wife's nephew has it. Best of luck to you.

Thank you, being diagnosed with PD is what prompted me to get an e-bike.

 

[Art Deco]

Thank you, being diagnosed with PD is what prompted me to get an e-bike.

How long ago ? I don't remember, but it was a while ago that I noticed your posts. I have a feeling ( but no proof ) that ebiking is really good therapy for most things if you can stay with it.
I hope so, anyway.

 

[Jeremy McCreary]

Good approach! The correlation between positive patient attitudes and positive outcomes is well established in medicine. And "laughter is the best medicine" is more than just a saying. So keeping a sense of humor about symptoms and challenges is also a good idea.

I've had my share of major medical adventures, and I can confirm this from personal experience. On a practical level, quite sure that I get better care by joking around with my docs, nurses, aides, therapists, techs, etc.

As you probably know, cycling has proven benefits in Parkinson's:

Parkinson’s disease patients benefit from bicycling - a systematic review and meta-analysis - npj Parkinson's Disease

Many Parkinson’s disease (PD) patients are able to ride a bicycle despite being severely compromised by gait disturbances up to freezing of gait. This review [PROSPERO CRD 42019137386] aimed to find out, which PD-related symptoms improve from bicycling, and which type of bicycling exercise would...

www.nature.com

Elsewhere on the forum, someone posted this stunning example in an advanced case of freezing gait: