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Nancy Hillmer - Why Do I Need a Parkinson's Occupational Therapist?

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:30:28 +0000

Why do I need a Parkinson's occupational therapist?

Many people with Parkinson's don't realize they could benefit from working with an occupational therapist (OT) until their mobility is severely compromised. The more time you get with an occupational therapist early in your diagnosis, the more equipped you will be to handle changes in your mobility as they arise.

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7 Facial Exercises for Parkinson’s Fighters ( Improve Drooling, Chewing of Food, etc. )

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:25:56 +0000

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Due to weakness of the facial muscles in Parkinson’s, people face a lot of difficulty in showing facial expressions and possesses a mask like face. In order to improve symptoms such as drooling, chewing of food, loss of blinking, decrease tearing, dropping of mouth, etc., 9zest has come up with a list of 7 exercises that can help manage Parkinson’s symptoms effectively.

Closing of eyes
Lips side movements
Pout your lips
Raising of Eyebrows
Smiling
Flaring of Nostrils
Jaw Dropping
These exercises works on facial muscles and majorly helps in improving facial expressions.

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Table of exercises to improve various aspects of swallowing

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:21:52 +0000

In this video we summarise a range of isotonic, isometric and isokinetic exercises that are suitable for swallowing rehabilitation.

Tongue Lateralization for Speech and Swallowing, Follow along

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:20:59 +0000

Oral motor exercise, tongue lateralization, for improved speech and swallowing. Created by speech therapist Kasondra VanPykeren CCC-SLP, this video is good for individuals who need help counting and focusing on the exercise alone.

Swallowing Exercises - Keep the Muscles In Your Mouth Moving [Exercise 2 of 3]

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:18:57 +0000

Swallowing Exercises - Keep the muscles in your mouth moving (Exercise 2): http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oQN7fCIa5Uc

The next four (4) exercises will help keep your mouth moving and prevent them from getting stiff. If you don't use the function you might lose the function.
Open your mouth as wide as you can. You should feel a stretch but not any pain. Hold this position for 5 seconds then relax for a few seconds to give your mouth a break. Good work! Repeat this for seven (7) to eight more (8) times.
Open your mouth as wide as you can. Hold this position for 5 seconds then relax for a few seconds to give your mouth a break. Good Work! (x3)
Stick out your tongue as far as it will go and really stretch your tongue as far as it will go. Hold this position. Remember that if you feel any dryness in your mouth, you should take a break and swish with water or your baking soda solution. Lets try this one again.
Stick out your tongue as far as it will go. Hold for 5 seconds and release this position. (x3)
Stick out your tongue up towards your nose like you are trying to touch your tongue towards your nose. Don't worry about actually touching your tongue to your nose, just go as far as you can. Hold this position. Now move your tongue down towards your chin. Hold this position. Now rest. This exercise can be a little tricky...lets try again.
Stick your tongue towards the tip of your nose like you are trying to touch your tongue towards your nose. Its ok if you can't reach you nose. Hold your tongue in this position for 5 seconds. Now move your tongue towards your chin like you are trying to touch your chin. Hold for 5 second. Relax. (x3) Repeat this exercise 5-10 times.
Here's a tip for this exercise. Make sure you take your time and hold each position for 5 seconds to make sure you give your tongue a good stretch. You will have better results if you do.
Stick the tip of your tongue out of your mouth and move it to the left corner of your mouth. You don't have to stick your tongue out very far, just the tip. Hold for 5 seconds. Now move your tongue towards the outside right corner of your mouth. Hold your tongue there for 5 second. Release this position.
Move your tongue towards the left corner of your mouth. Hold it there for 5 seconds. Now move your tongue towards the outside right corner of your mouth. Hold your tongue there for 5 second. Release this position. Good work! (x3)

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Parkinson's exercise for posture improvement

Sat, 01 Aug 2020 05:17:36 +0000

Parkinson's Disease is a neurological disease that presents most often with tremors, stooped posture, rigidity, slowness of movement, and loss of flexibility. However, with daily consistent exercises, you can improve your posture. Learn 3 exercises that are easy to do and can improve your posture.
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This video is about Parkinson's Disease and posture. One of the common characteristics of Parkinson's is forward head posture and a rounding of the thoracic spine.

When we have a forward head posture, our head ends up being supported by only two or three vertebrae. Now, all of a sudden, the weight of the head jumps up to about 30 pounds. And as they continue to get further forward, the weight jumps up to about 40 pounds, which is why, unfortunately, a lot of people, if they don't do the exercises, they end up almost stooping forward.

So, what it's supposed to look like, ideally, is you want to try to have that cervical spine, ear lobe lines up with your shoulders. So, how do we fix this? You need to be willing to put the time in, but you can make a difference with it. First exercise is pretty simple. I'm just going to give you three simple exercises. First exercise is pretty simple. What we want to try to do is we want to try to sit up as tall as we can and bring that head back over the shoulders. So, we're making double chins. Make sure you don't go down, make sure you don't go up. We're just coming straight back over here. How many double chins are we going to do? We're going to do two sets of 10. with about a two or three second hold. Two sets of 10, a two or three second hold.

The next exercise basically involves is putting our "scapula or our shoulder blades in our back pocket". I'm going to squeeze my shoulder blades together and I'm going to put them down into my back pocket and I'm going to hold it there for a five second count and then I'm going to let it relax. . Once again, we've got two sets of 10 with a five second hold. This will help your posture and try to correct for the rounded shoulders.

The last one we're going to do is we're going to try to open up that chest a little bit. It's going to require a chair with a low back. You'll take a deep breath in and as you exhale, you're going to try to open up a little bit over the back of the chair. It's almost like you're using that as a hinge to kind of open that thoracic spine up a little bit. Has to be a firm chair since you need that pressure to open up because that thoracic spine is going to get stiff.

You can also do this exercise, if you're not too stiff, on a foam roller, but I recommend starting off doing it in a chair initially. So, the three exercises: the chin tuck, shoulders back and down, and then a low back chair, we're working on opening up that thoracic spine. We're doing two sets of 10 with a five second hold on the thoracic spine opener.

Three simple exercises. Get them done daily. Just no excuses. If not, your head will get "heavier" and just imagine walking around instead with a head that weighs 40 pounds instead of 10-12 pounds Good luck with the exercises!

Ed Deboo, Physical Therapist
Integrative PT
Bellingham, WA 9822

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