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Category: Parkinsons

Find and Activate Your Glutes “Squeeze Your Bum, Bum, Bum” for Parkinson’s

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I hear this often “I just don’t feel like moving,” or “My husband sits all day long and doesn’t want to get up and even go for a walk.” It’s not just men, it’s the ladies too. Between computers, T.V., driving, eating, and just having low energy from Parkinson’s causes us to sit too much.

It’s a vicious cycle, Parkinson’s causes low energy and apathy, you give into it by sitting, then the sitting causes a variety of maladies including tight muscles and back pain, so you don’t feel like being active because your back hurts.

Take a “movement” break every 30 minutes. In a published study of nearly 8,000 adults, Annals of Internal Medicine found that sitting for excessively long periods of time is a risk factor for early death, and people who sat for less than 30 minutes at a time had the lowest risk of early death. Continue reading “Find and Activate Your Glutes “Squeeze Your Bum, Bum, Bum” for Parkinson’s”

How to Roll Out Your Lats for Parkinson’s Tight Shoulders

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I notice my dancers and fighters struggle to get their arms over their head. Most likely this is due to rounded, stooped posture of Parkinson’s. In addition to tight chest muscles, tight Latissimus dorsi “Lats” are most likely a culprit in this limited motion.

Latissimus dorsi means “broadest muscle of the back,” is one of the widest muscles in the human body. It is a very thin triangular muscle. It has many widespread origins and runs obliquely, superiorly and laterally through the back and armpits to insert on the back side of the upper arm. The lats also connect to the lumbar spine, and assist with lower back movements. Continue reading “How to Roll Out Your Lats for Parkinson’s Tight Shoulders”

How to Safely Improve Parkinson’s Stooped Posture and Back Pain Using a Foam Roller

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“Kimberly, my back hurts and I think my posture is getting worse, what can I do?” I get asked this all the time.

As I’ve mentioned in my earlier blog posts on foam roller exercises, Parkinson’s disease causes you to flex forward, creating a host of problems but most certainly back pain. You can use a foam roller to facilitate some great extension improving pain and posture.

Foam rolling is a form of self-myofascial release. In previous posts, I’ve demonstrated myofascial release with soft ball on the chest and feet.

Watch the video below on how you can safely use a foam roller to help with Parkinson’s poor posture: Continue reading “How to Safely Improve Parkinson’s Stooped Posture and Back Pain Using a Foam Roller”

The #1 Thing You Can Do to Nourish Your Brain with Parkinson’s

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I hear this all the time, “I already have to pee all the time, why would I drink more water?”

Consider this: by having enough liquid in our bowels, we can poo normally rather than having the large intestine pulling the toxins back into our body. Solving constipation reduces toxins then the liver can function better and the kidneys are not in overdrive. When toxins become diluted, it’s easier for the liver to cleanse the body, and it alleviates the emergency response of the liver and the kidneys.

If the kidneys are not in overdrive cleansing toxins by sending them to the bladder for emergency elimination, urination frequency decreases. Now the kidneys are free to use their energy to nourish the brain and increase brain energy, something really lacking in the Parkinson’s body. Continue reading “The #1 Thing You Can Do to Nourish Your Brain with Parkinson’s”

Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum with Marching Hip Bridge

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Last week we talked about how to fire up our glutes to treat Parkinson’s lazy bum by adding a resistance band. If you have been doing this exercise regularly, you may be ready to start marching.

With marching, you are using only 3 points of support, thus really firing up that glute that is balancing the side in the air.The key is to make sure the lifted hips stay level by activating your transverse abdominals and making sure the supported knee stays in-line with the foot.

Parkinson’s Lazy Bum is real and usually due to neuro disconnect aggravated also by too much sitting. This disconnection changes the mechanics and motor programming of the body, leading to muscle groups becoming overactive, and others becoming underactive resulting in injury. Glute activation is waking up your glutes, making the connection from your brain to your muscles. Continue reading “Treat Parkinson’s Lazy Bum with Marching Hip Bridge”