Thank you so much fr this video. I watched this 5 years ago and it helped a lot. More recently, I have been afraid to go for walks because my right leg would get heavy and I would have to shuffle to get home. Shuffling resulted in hip pain and other problems so I quit walking. Then I came across this video in my notes, It still works! I am now confident to walk around the neighborhood. My guess is that focusing on the ball shuts down the "money brain". Could also have to do wwith intense focus on catching the ball (very mild stress). However it works, it works. I cannot thank you enough. I hope you are doing ok and still have your positive attitude and sense of humor. You mad a difference in my life and no doubt countless others,
@helenfernee92834 жыл бұрын
My husband (76) has great results with Nordic poles when walking. Immediately he stands straight and his gait becomes normal. Hx
@ravi0326 Жыл бұрын
Brilliant. This is a very good discovery. Thanks a lot for sharing.
@gianluigiborasi3625 жыл бұрын
" The most progressive ideas on how to live with Parkinson's comes from people with Parkinson's " , this simple and obvious statement should always be remembered ! Make it your mantra ! Thanks a lot for sharing your "exercises" , really a lot!
@sonia54974 жыл бұрын
Thanks to share your experience. I am trying to accept that I am going to have a normal life and the exercice is very important forever!
@sonia54974 жыл бұрын
Are you a doctor? Where do you live? Where do you treat your Parkinson desease?
@elenacherevko1307 Жыл бұрын
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@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
What I always remember is that no matter what anyone says, we’re all individuals. And one size does NOT fit all. Advisors lack the resources to adapt advice for particular individuals, they must do one-size-fits-all but YOU can and SHOULD adjust advice to YOUR situation.
@daddi-o24434 күн бұрын
@@FlaschDJ - Have applied this to almost everything in life. Worked fine so far.😏😂
@Jennifr19665 жыл бұрын
My husband can't walk that quickly anymore. He went from fast walking daily 5 miles a day to barely able to move without a lot of help. People if you're at the beginning, practice this via ideas, so you can walk as long as possible!
@dannyminely89865 жыл бұрын
try "inclined bed therapy" , it did miracles for me....
@KeuzenaarCarolinevanBemmel2 ай бұрын
Alexander! Thanks for your video. I think i might have part of the answer: it has to do something with your mind that is distracted by the ball and does not botters with your right arm and hand. I have got the something similar with talking: when i talk i just to have problem like searching for words. Some proffesional told me that I have a problem in my mind and that i can never solve the problem. But last, i visited friends and while talking i was pedding the dog. And then my husband realize i was not having problems at all. We tried different variaties, like pedding a doll and holding his hands when talking. Pedding the dog was by far the best. I think my mind was to bussy pedding the dog so it could not botter my speach 😂
@alashea29746 жыл бұрын
Alexander, I really appreciate your humor. It helps to keep a positive attitude when you are grappling with PD.
@AlexanderTressor6 жыл бұрын
thank you..!
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Think about it, PD is no fun, but it is often funny. Sometimes it feels like we are trying to invent a new dance language. For sure PD is better than Disco.
@angeladipaola37985 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderTressor You are very funny and helpful - I am so pleased to have stumbled on to your video whilst surfing the net getting increasingly depressed with each medical break down of PD- your video was like a breath of fresh air and I will definitely be trying it out tomorrow!! Thank you!
@steveh1460 Жыл бұрын
Awesome video. I have noticed the same things in exercise. The tennis ball is something I am looking forward to trying. Thank you 🙏
@Amira12895 Жыл бұрын
I do no more want to see people sad and unable to move with parkinson, thanks for motivating us to look forward
@holtzschue6 жыл бұрын
Very cool discovery.....Thanks for sharing.......I don't shake, I just freeze.......I've noticed when I used to be able to play basketball, pretty much by myself, I would get into a rhythm with the ball, and use the balls energy so to speak, and everything just fell into place.......Kind of reminds me of that movie "Awakenings" where Robin Williams worked in a Healthcare Facility that took care of a group of people that just "froze" and Robbin woke them up......anyway in one of the scenes Robbin throws a ball at a woman, sitting "frozen" in a wheel chair,, and the woman used the energy of the moving ball to reach out and catch the ball........Now what that means, I don't know....all I know is that the same concept helps me also......I've been struggling with this most of my life......and there's something to it.....
@maryloustrano720 Жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for your videos. You are so inspiring!!! knowing that you have PD makes us know you understand!!!! Love it!!!
@kirubkaran39324 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much that you have given me a confidence that works outs only redeem from the Parkinson's,
@inezzbeadz6 ай бұрын
Great sense of humor ❤ thankyou
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
I like the end of your video where you talk wisely about the importance of Strength. PD or not, the sick and elderly must focus of strength. Excellent advice. Thank you
@Aishitemasu4202 ай бұрын
thank you sir
@Rosie_Apple_Delight3 жыл бұрын
Thank you! Excellent video! I’m 45 with young onset Parkinson’s.
@Sanam3105 Жыл бұрын
Hi me too iam 39 ...pd is like slow poison
@oneeyedphotographer5 жыл бұрын
Music works too, the was a program about it on the Australian Broadcasting Corporation a couple of years ago. I don't know whether the genre matters, the program used music suitable for old time ballroom, so there might have been a connection too their youth.
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
I couldn’t agree more. Music is medicine with no $hitty side effects.
@HotchStuff4 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for all your videos! My brother was just diagnosed with PD
@satinrose38275 жыл бұрын
Interesting....I'm glad u explained it like that because I would wonder why some people can do a fast movement to certaint things...but then again be slow to others. Then I think there playing games (sometimes)...This is soOo (COMPLEX) and ODD! This needs to be talked about MORE...There's soOo much layers to this!
@artistaylor5 жыл бұрын
Love you , Mr. Tressor--I laughed so much when you said, "This may be illegal in some states!"
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
I wasn't kidding...!
@AlexanderTressor6 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Keep uncovering your brain's potential with every step you take.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Thank you for tuning in. Please help us reach more people, by sharing our website. PDontheMove.com
@markshields50156 жыл бұрын
Wish I would have found sooner, thanks for sharing! Oh you're right on strength, I got's to get stronger... BTW, couldn't find a tennis ball, so used a kids baseball, worked fine.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Keep your balls near by and use them to feel better.
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
@@AlexanderTressorI don’t know how to not keep my balls nearby.
@DanielJeanBaptiste5 жыл бұрын
Great video, I find running helps.
@gulserentekbas5559 ай бұрын
Hello, I have just met your videos on you tube and I said to myself "yes at last I find the correct teacher!" It is wonderful to have lessons from a person who is also PD. I am late to find you but at last I met you here. Thank you and greetings from Turkey 😂
@meryemsen50433 ай бұрын
Üüü😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊😊
@nadimmaani92266 жыл бұрын
Thank you Alexander for those wonderful videos ...
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
My pleasure.
@riverbender98986 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your insight.
@dogbreath1803 жыл бұрын
I purposely focus on really swinging my PD right arm and with that distraction , my legs work better. If you think about it the ball is a distraction just like overly swinging ones arms.
@kemchobhenchod5 жыл бұрын
This is brilliant. Just brilliant.
@pascalswartjes18782 жыл бұрын
btw. Counting your steps helps too to walk normally, it sure helps my 87 year old Dad
@JayMacAttack6 жыл бұрын
Amazing! I have alot of dystonia with my PD, so I will try this!
@zainulmeghji55606 жыл бұрын
Jay Mac Attack Music is
@zainulmeghji55606 жыл бұрын
Jay Mac Attack Music and
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Try and let us know how you feel. PDontheMove.com
@lindaehemann96775 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Great information. Look forward to more suggestions.
@hanzabass7 жыл бұрын
Alexander. this is exactly what I found out for myself. I never leave home without my tennis ball!
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Glad to hear that your balls are always with you.
@leaveittolefty2 жыл бұрын
@@AlexanderTressor 😂😂😂
@jrmds2108 Жыл бұрын
Thank you That made me realize I have to do something but walking etc and big bold exercise has never been my thing. I'd thought of talking up cycling but have been given a set of exercises by surgery physio. That led to a conversation on rowing machines - which appear to force exercise of all muscle groups and have a cardio impact. What are your thoughts. I'm 77 so am blessed by starting later than so many and progression appears slow (though watching videos perhaps it isn't!!
@centralcoastcamper96316 жыл бұрын
Nice options to know. I had been diagnosed with PD 2 years ago and the Carbidopa-Levodopa has worked very well for me so far. I forget I have Parkinson's at all sometimes.
@roaldsaxvig89676 жыл бұрын
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@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Thats what good medications are supposed to do. But, do not neglect: diet, exercise and low stress.
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
Carbidopa-Levodopa vanquished me - nauseates and fatigues me. I prefer Risagiline.
@sunjay-sd6hxАй бұрын
Good one thanks for sharing l 👍🙏
@victors23335 жыл бұрын
¡Gracias, Alexander, por los excelentes videos!
@victors23336 жыл бұрын
Great ideas, Alexander, thank you so much !!!
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
My Pleasure..!
@thibaudmerlin15 күн бұрын
Amazing!
@corneliusvanderbilt2386 Жыл бұрын
INBRIJA is the ONLY medication I’ve used that actually works for my Parkinson’s Disease and since it’s the only inhaler and not a pill it works almost IMMEDIATELY. I would highly recommend anyone with Parkinson’s try INBRIJA. There’s nothing else on the market currently like it. Ty for bringing this amazing medication to market for people suffering from Parkinson’s🙌❤️
@tonyhughes7475 жыл бұрын
I wonder if you were to try the race walking gait would the PD let you move normally. You know the race walking movement you see it in the Olympics. Its an event in the Olympics. If it works then every time you do it in public people would probably think you are training and have a normal body. Another great tip for the hands and fingers is to start playing the ukulele. I have PD and find the activity has helped me greatly. Ukuleles are small, very light weight, have only 4 strings are easy to fret and make chords and are very affordable. Mine cost 72 dollars and was bought in a music store. It's not a toy. It's a folk instrument and it sounds beautiful. KZfaq is full of free ukulele lessons by very wonderful people around the world. Never had so much fun!
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Those are all valuable ideas. Thank you for sharing.
@DavidGibson-xg2xn23 күн бұрын
Thanks.
@janetpattison84747 ай бұрын
I hope everyone has seen the YT interview w/ the older gentleman who has PD, and was declining a lot, who went on the keto diet and he has nearly eliminated all the PD problems, side effects, whatever u want to call the debilitating effects of the disease. I don’t recall the title but it’s about healing or reversing PD. Very very exciting news!
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
What worked or him might not work for you - and what works for you might not work for him. You’re not twins.
@pharmaenlightens6963 Жыл бұрын
Thank you for the information on INBRIJA. I’ve been hearing great things on this new medication for Parkinson’s Patients. INBRIJA sounds like a game changer against Parkinson’s Disease❤️
@danjohnson5119 Жыл бұрын
I’ve just started using my INBRIJA inhaler and I’m AMAZED how quickly my Parkinson’s off periods go away. It’s almost instantly🙏🏽🙏🏽TY so much.
@rubyroper714 Жыл бұрын
What is this inhaler and where info on please.
@9monavaАй бұрын
Radical and refreshing! WOW. thinking about the ball going hand to hand and crossing the midline. Do you play the drum set as well?
@justincase515 жыл бұрын
Thank you very much for these videos
@rrosenlum6 жыл бұрын
What an upper! Good information. Thanks.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Thank you.
@dipanwitapal48876 жыл бұрын
Thank you for sharing your thoughts
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Thank you. Keep up the good work.
@angelo2091006 жыл бұрын
thank you very much
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Of course..!
@user-nv8pq7zr8q Жыл бұрын
Thank you
@shirlski4 жыл бұрын
Just found you. Thank you. Doing something illegal sounds intriguing. From Lockdown in Bali.
@inezzbeadz11 ай бұрын
I lobe your sense of humor. Keep it up lov❤
@JSXie6 жыл бұрын
Great Ideas and they Worked!
@RGTomoenage115 жыл бұрын
Brother, you look so fit. I hope my dad can get better.
@FlaschDJ3 ай бұрын
When we’re young we don’t expect to need much adaptation when elderly. But PD requires continuing adaptation but we CAN adapt, to a degree.
@RGTomoenage113 ай бұрын
@@FlaschDJmy dad passed away but I think he had more than just Parkinson’s. They definitely missed diagnosed him :(
@sivaramakrishnagogineni21633 жыл бұрын
Than you brother,for your advise through The video.
@ginahunter59135 жыл бұрын
Thank you sir God bless you
@tiffanycameille2 жыл бұрын
Wow! Thank you!
@kavajoe6 жыл бұрын
some good ideas here; one thing however is the sideways walk; I have a very hard time with this, and so do many other pwp I know in my gym.
@AlexanderTressor6 жыл бұрын
We are all different. I believe that if somethings difficult, it doesn't mean we should give up - just another thing to works towards and a challenge to overcome. Hopefully at least one of these ideas will help most people
@kavajoe6 жыл бұрын
Alexander Tressor Agreed. Love the tennis ball walking!
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Any type of propulsion can cause gait abnormalities. The key is to find the type of movement that allows you to go forward without too many complications. It may be sideways, while skipping or even moving forward while facing the other way. I do not recommend doing that, but oddly enough, walking backwards is often easier than a normal forward facing walk.
@charlottewhite44515 жыл бұрын
my friend has p.d. thnx. im going to share this w him today.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Please and help us reach more people by sending them the link to our website, PDontheMove.com
@mpiedeble61705 жыл бұрын
thank you of france
@rachelmcanallen7943 жыл бұрын
"It may be illegal in some states" 🤣🤣🤣🤣
@Amira12895 Жыл бұрын
Waw, very impressive
@Auggies1956 Жыл бұрын
Diagnosed with early onset Dementia recently, but had slight symptoms for years, I have at times loose my balance, other times when walking I vear off my path to the right by a step. At times have a very slight tremor in the left hand. My fingers, manual dexterity is off, when working on small things. My neurologist doesn't have an answer for me.
@jagbandhumahtha33433 жыл бұрын
I will try this
@sanddunestepper23827 жыл бұрын
Good information Alexander. Neuroplasticity anything that uses the neural feedback loop is always phenomenal for people with Parkinson's
@Jeevansahni27506 жыл бұрын
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@rchambermusic6416 жыл бұрын
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@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Exactly..!
@juliet-m31 Жыл бұрын
I just discovered your videos thank you so much!! What a delight!! Love your sense of humor your youth and your thinking outside the box on this whole crappy thing YOPD. Helps me, a fellow PWP. ❤️🙌🙂
@marketacademy53504 жыл бұрын
Thanks Alexander for the wonderful video. :)
@anbupriya164 жыл бұрын
Thank you☺️
@bridgetamato61823 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing Alexander. My beloved dad has Parkinson's for six years now. No shakes. He is 84. would you recommend the stem cell surgery for the brain? South Korea claimed to cure someone of Parkinson's three months ago by stem cells in the brain.
@Sten1114 ай бұрын
On just a observation basis probably about 50% of population have gait walking issues. Presume they are not all Parkinsons sufferers. As he says we have a lot to learn about neurological inbalances and problems.
@jamesranger62835 жыл бұрын
Great ideas i am going to try this. Thank you.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Stay with the tennis balls. If your balls are BLUE, people will talk.
@dannyminely89865 жыл бұрын
try "inclined bed therapy" ,it did miracles for me...
@julianpenny46715 жыл бұрын
Amazing, I’m off now to try your claims. Cheers
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
enjoy..!
@robqrs6 жыл бұрын
instead of tennis ball. use a bean bag so it doesnt run away from you on a hill.
@AlexanderTressor6 жыл бұрын
great idea... unless want to use it to trick yourself into running!
@fairyamellado11966 жыл бұрын
Alexander Tressor
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Good tip. But if you have to run to catch up with your balls, think of it as an additional exercise that can only help.
@lizmorgan5463 Жыл бұрын
Very good ,but what about walking around town ,or in shops
@Lilybop20126 жыл бұрын
Throwing the tennis ball from hand to hand helps me walk, but I can't bounce the ball at all. I freeze. and then when I finally bounce it, I almost fall when I catch it. I can't walk at all when I bounce the ball. I'm shocked by this, by the way.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
As long as the brain's signals are a bit of a mystery, we have to find ways to generate new and undamaged by PD pathways.
@troyhagen5876 жыл бұрын
THANKS. Have PARKINSON.
@ajit12026 жыл бұрын
Troy Hagen Hi , Troy ! I am living with PD for last 14 yrs . Now in the 3rd wk of Àugust I am booked àt Ambani hosp. In Mumbai . I hope all foes well .....
@troyhagen5876 жыл бұрын
Ajit Padgaonkar KEEP Me posted PLEASE let me know..
@laliarboleda7115 жыл бұрын
@@ajit1202 how are you? Tell me please about your experience in India.
@ajaksyazwan87975 жыл бұрын
brilliant man!
@jimanderson69565 жыл бұрын
We went from a slow, awkward shuffle to an all but normal gate. The passing from one hand to another was not a tough sell. It opened our eyes to a totally new view of what can be. Thanks so much for sharing insights.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
That's what we are here for..!
@idalinafernandes604 жыл бұрын
Thanks so much my husband is having Parkinson disease and his left leg is amputee below the knee help me which exercise he can do to keep him fit mumbai Mahim
@franhar8292 Жыл бұрын
Many thanks for this video! How are you doing now? And how long has it been since you got Parkinson's? Thank you!
@KenBober Жыл бұрын
My Parkinson's started with my hands. I drop EVERYTHING to the point I can have glass anymore. My stumbling has become very noticeable. I had my first freeze today too. I've been a collision tech for 20 years this October, it's looking like I may have to end my career. I was diagnosed 4 years ago. I'm 40. Also no doctor will treat me because of my past alcoholism. I've been sober 11 years August 5th.
@jeanninehenck17542 ай бұрын
That’s terrible for you. Keep searching for a decent dr. Your past life should not reduce your present day support. Congratulations on your sobriety! Keep it going!👍
@Sanam3105 Жыл бұрын
As u said in the video that it affected your right side ....is it progressing? Iam seeing your video today
@cynthiadonahey99893 жыл бұрын
You can try retro, walking backwards. Inside on a track and slow is best. You might try clambering or crawling up steps, like a baby. Going down, backwards, is touchier. I have been looking over Parkinson exercises and some will possibly help my residual tremor. I was on a lot of medication and went cold turkey without medical permission or supervision because the tremor was life incapacitating.. I have every reason to believe if I were forcibly put back on medication, the tremor would return, in part merely because of my age, 73. The tremor is worst when I am under stress.., talking about what happened.
@cynthiadonahey99893 жыл бұрын
I was being seen at this satellite branch of Southeast Mental Health Center by various nurse practicioners. They were replaced at the drop of a hat. This clinic was for the lesser cases. I mostly watched tv and went duh. My gabapentin was increased even though I said it did no good. That was for shingles neuralgia. I halved the dosage one time and then went cold turkey. I continued to come in for appointments and get my medication at my pharmacy. for three or four months. I went for a few more appointments but did not pick up the medication. The pharmacy called and I told them the truth. Eventually someone from the pharmacy called the current nurse practicioner and she called me and did a termination interview. I told her I was no harm to myself or others. My social worker came and visited. He was an ok guy. When I confided in him, he said he could not visit unless I was on medication. I had let the garden go for over a year and he knew about gardening. I went off in the early part of the year and it was in the nineties when mentally I was recovered. I could not start renovating the garden until early fall. It looked like it belonged to a wicked witch, vines everywhere. The heat was hard on me. I was old and deconditioned and somewhat fat to boot. After this period of sedation, I started to remember things from the past, very interesting things
@lynnann966 ай бұрын
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@brendaanntouchet6422 жыл бұрын
I was diagnosed 2 years ago at age 63. Symptoms were tremor in right leg, loss of handwriting ability,My normally beautiful cursive writing was now small cramped printing and soft voice. I also had difficulty rising from a seated position and have balance issues. I started out taking only Azilect, then Mirapex, and then Sinemet. Several months ago I started falling frequently, hence the reason for Sinemet. During the summer of 2021, I was introduced to Health Herbs Clinic and their effective Parkinson’s herbal protocol. This protocol relieved symptoms significantly, even better than the medications I was given. After First month on treatment, my tremors mysterious stopped, had improvement walking. After I completed the treatment, all symptoms were gone. I live a more productive life. I was fortunate to have the loving support of my husband and family. I make it a point to appreciate every day!
@laliarboleda711 Жыл бұрын
How are you now. 2023. Please let me know. Thank you
@rahatqadeer44005 жыл бұрын
Dear Dr ... I am not facing typical Parkinson's but lately I have noticed that my right hand feels shaky.. trembling ... specially with a cup of tea ... while writing something.... So am I going towards Parkinson's ?
@tinaleeth27075 жыл бұрын
You writing usually gets smaller
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Only a qualified neurologist can give you a definitive opinion on what is going on. Once you are clear on your diagnosis, you may reach out to us for help. We will be glad to advise you on many things you can do to feel better. PDontheMove.com
@lindaeckhardt38956 жыл бұрын
Great suggestions! I'm trying to save this to my IPhone and I'm having problem . Any suggestions?
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
You can try our PDontheGO app from the Appstore. It is very affordable and will allow you to take all your workouts with you on your iPhone.
@steveaird9347 Жыл бұрын
Why would it be illegal to do that
@cellodivus4 жыл бұрын
I don't have Parkinson's but I have a neurological disease that affects mostly my right side. I has improved with PT but I still lose balance and lock up after about 60 steps. Do you think this approach might work for people with other neurological diseases. I don't know what I have, only that my cerebellum was damaged. Thank you.
@suedelong346711 ай бұрын
Thank you12:39
@Modelwarshipsdotcom5 жыл бұрын
Thank you so much for this. It is a great help.
@AlexanderTressor5 жыл бұрын
Anytime. Enjoy your workouts.
@dannyminely89865 жыл бұрын
have a look at "inclined bed therapy" IBT , it did miracles for me....
@marketacademy53504 жыл бұрын
Sir, can you please explain in some more detail of how it works and how much time did it took you to see benefits. My mother is having parkinson and therefore, I would like to know more about your experience. Thanks very much in advance.
@patrickkehoe1940 Жыл бұрын
Do I have an answer no 😆🤣 me like aw yes awesome he got the answer
@Saiarts_yt4 жыл бұрын
So my dad is going through a Parkinson's Syndrome. I would like to establish and using some activities for him. Its honestly annoying and frustrating for me to see my dad on couch all day doing nothing to stare at a screen. I do apologize if I'm in the wrong place to be. But as a oldest son and I self coached myself in learning how to run. I would like to coach my dad in engaging other activities even having a bicultural background here.
@robert9248Ай бұрын
I twirl a bamboo stick
@Scot-Tube5 жыл бұрын
Definitely illegal in some states :D Hope you're well. Subscribed
@bettina96075 жыл бұрын
Why illegal??????????????
@vino1355 жыл бұрын
How do you help an 86-year-old person who uses a walker and just been diagnosed with possible PD.
@hwg35755 жыл бұрын
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@uncreator36075 жыл бұрын
the anwser simply because you are focusing on the tennis thats why you forget about the shaking its like illusion but its works our brain believe in illusion or tricks
@cdp68962 жыл бұрын
Medication does not lose effectiveness it’s because the disease is progressive meaning gets worse over time. Please ck your facts . Loved the video especially tennis ball. Thanks