Today is the 45th day of taking a full dose of my medication (Azilect) and the 4th day on a full dose of Pramipexole.
A few weeks ago, I filled out an profile on Fox Finder, which is an online program designed to place patients in clinical studies related to Parkinson's disease. (The Michael J Fox Foundation is really amazing.) Today I received a phone call from a research center doing a clinical trial of Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation. They are reviewing my medical records and will let me know tomorrow if I am accepted for the study. Please keep your fingers crossed!
TMS is:
“... applying strong magnetic field outside the skull, without invasive intervention. Special coils that generate magnetic fields are just powerful enough to penetrate the skull and may change the way that the brain responds to stimuli,”
Research increasingly shows that a new treatment, Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation (TMS), a non-invasive method of stimulation of the brain, has the potential to help control motor symptoms of PD non-invasively.
Yes, I know that it sounds/looks hokey and the research results on this method are mixed at best, but it couldn't hurt. When it comes to the field of medicine, changes come slowly. Keep in mind that washing your hands before examining a pregnant woman was once a radical concept! Two things appeal to me about this method. First, it is noninvasive and second it is designed to work with the motor symptoms of Parkinson's disease. My three main symptoms include shuffling gait, micrographia and bradykinesia which are all motor symptoms.
Do you think that I should ask for a trim while I am there?
Hopefully, I will have something positive to post about tomorrow.
my dad was diagnosed with Parkinson’s disease.his symptoms were shuffling of feet,slurred speech,degradation of hand writing, horrible driving skills, right arm held at 46 degree angle, things were tough for me, but now he finally free from the disease with the help of total cure from ULTIMATE LIFE CLINIC, he now walks properly and all symptoms has reversed, he was having trouble with balance especially at night, getting into the shower and exiting it is difficult,getting into bed is also another thing he finds impossible.we had to find a better solution for his condition which really helped him a lot,the biggest helped we had was ultimate life clinic they walked us through the proper steps,i recommended this www.ultimatelifeclinic.com to anyone who also needs help.
ReplyDelete