Re: FREEZING AND FALLING

[ejb123 <ejb123@xxxxxxxxxxxx>]

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From: "tom riess" <74244.1521@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <PARKINSN@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Tuesday, November 28, 2000 1:14 PM
Subject: FREEZING AND FALLING


> re the recent discussions on freezing and falling the following may be
> useful...
>
>  Go to the hardware store and pickup a lightweight 3/4" diameter section
of
> PVC tubing approximately  6' in length - the kind used for lawn
sprinklers.
>   You will also need an "L" shaped coupling and a hacksaw to cut and 18"
> section of the long pipe (unless your hardware store will cut it for you).
> Buy a small can of PVC cement and glue the "L" to the end of the long
piece
> and  the 12" section to the other end of the "L".  You should now have a
> cane with an 12" arm at the bottom.   The subject should position the 12"
> section of the cane in front of his feet and step over the 12" section and
> then he should reposition the cane as before in front of his feet so that
> with each step of say his right foot there is this section of pipe to step
> over.
>
> By the way I am working on a hands-free electronic version of such a
cueing
> device.
>
> Tom
>

Tom-- Have you considered a laser pointer?  The point of light would send a
visual signal to the brain, it's cheap, light weight, and makes a great cat
exercise toy.

Just thinking out loud.

EJB