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Re: Position of arm and hand in parkinson's


I CAN ONLY SPEAK FOR MYSELF, BUT WITH ME IT IS SUBCONSCIOUS. I THINK IT HAS
SOMETHING TO DO WITH AN ADJUSTMENT I HAVE MADE ALONG THE WAY WITH, OF ALL
THINGS, MY GAIT. AS YOU KNOW, THE OPPOSITE ARM SWINGS WHEN A STEP IS TAKEN,
AND I THINK THAT HOLDING THE ARM OF THE MORE AFFECTED SIDE IN, TOWARDS THE
BODY KEEPS THE LESS AFFECTED LEG FROM MOVING TOO FAST, AND THEREFORE KEEPING
THE GAIT IN CONTROL.

JACOB


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