Natural Options to Reverse Parkinsons Symptoms

Month: April 2010

Myofascial Release and Parkinson’s Disease

I was so happy to listen to your radio segment with David Howell on Myofascial Release. I’ve been using it on myself for over 4 years. I am diagnosed with PD symptoms for 5 yrs but probably have had symptoms for 8.

I developed trigger finger in my thumb, and was interested in a therapy I could do myself other than the usual icepack, cortisone, etc therapy the doctor prescribed. I wanted to know and understand the root cause. I ended up on the internet of course and typed in “trigger finger” and saw a book called “The Trigger Point Therapy Workbook Second Edition, Your Self-treatment Guide For Pain Relief. by Clair Davies, NCTMB“.

“Trigger Point Therapy” is another name for Myofascial Release. The book is very user friendly and well written.  I’ve also self-treated myself for stiff neck and shoulder pain, so common with PD, and just recently a groin pull. I am not a massage therapist. I can understand better after reading this book how PD, emotional and physical stress could breed trigger points very easily.  PDr is constantly out of whack (tense muscles)  and one unbalanced area puts severe strain on another part of your body you might think is in no way connected.  They call this “referred” pain.

For instance, you may have excruciating wrist pain (Referred Pain), but the cause (Trigger Point) is further up your arm and even the muscles in the base of the neck. I don’t like to wait for the PD stiffness to evolve to jammed up trigger point aches and pains. I combat muscle stiffness so I don’t have to use trigger point therapy with daily at home simple yoga, tai chi, and 3lb dumb bells. Also I do walking and breathing meditation. Knock on wood, I am without any pain on a daily basis. So thank you from the bottom of my heart for featuring this not well heard of therapy in the PD community.

Monica

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery

Heavy Metal Chelation for Parkinson’s

Just wanted to let you know that I have been testing for heavy metal for over 7 years now and nothing ever showed up on lab tests. I kept having a nagging feeling that a big part of my symptoms were caused from heavy metal poisoning, but I couldn’t get anyone to prove it. I have always believed there is a benefit of  getting heavy metal chelation for Parkinson’s.

I kept searching and found a naturopathic doctor who consented to another urine test, but this time he used the chelating agent MDSA to pull the metals out of my tissues.

The results confirmed my feeling of years. Extremely high levels of Mercury, Lead and Uranium. He said in all of his practice, he has never seen such high levels and promptly started me on a heavy metal chelation. I’m now on a two week regimen to support my organs from permanent damage prior to the chelation.

He said that while he can’t promise a definite correlation of symptoms and heavy metals, he does feel there is a huge relationship. He also so that he can’t promise complete relief of symptoms after chelation and removing these heavy metals from my body, but he said he feels confident that my symptoms will improve, and my symptoms shouldn’t worsen and my body should be allowed to heal, once the mercury is gone. He said that with my levels of metals, it may take up to a year to completely chelate.

I will keep you posted. I just thought you might be interested in knowing my most recent finding, and possibly an option for some of your other followers.

Again, thanks for all you do and continue to do. You are amazing! Such a gift to humanity, not only those with a PD diagnosis.

Take care,

Melanie

Thanks for the update Melanie on heavy metal chelation for Parkinson’s. I have my fingers crossed your symptoms will gradually improve.

Robert Rodgers PhD
Founder 2004
Parkinsons Recovery