John Carter

Hello Ian, I began noticing weakness in my knees two to three years before I was diagnosed with PD. When I got on my mountain bike and began to ride, usually with my wife, I would feel a distinct weakness under my patella on both knees. The faster I would pedal, the more noticeable the weakness would become. I wasn’t too worried about it, because…[Read more]

Ian, it is curious about the commonality of the left-hand and the early motor symptoms; I am right handed by the way. I’m taking carbidopa levodopa. I don’t seem to derive a significant benefit from it, but I know when I don’t take it, I tend to get cramps in my legs, particularly in the evening. One Motor symptom that was pretty obvious before I…[Read more]

Ian, I was diagnosed with PD in 2017 at the age of 70. Of course now I realize I had PD motor symptoms much earlier. As I recall I had some type of resting tremor with my left hand; it was most noticeable when I awakened in the morning and then it would diminish and go away in an hour or so. I still have it, but the morning tremor is a little…[Read more]

I’m 74 and have had PD related balance issues for the past couple of years. And I have fallen several times; fortunately no hospitalization was required. So, I try to focus on good posture and avoid the forward leaning stoop. When walking, I consciously try to keep a slow pace and make sure I put my heels down first. When I get out of sync, I stop…[Read more]

April Sargent is an experience exercise therapist who has been working with individuals with PD for years ( [email protected] ). April hosts a Zoom class 3 times a week from Santa Maria, California. It is an excellent class I recommend it highly.