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[Juanita Mullin]

How do you keep from getting your back hunched? I am constantly trying to stand up straight. How do you do it?
I have asked my husband to alert me when I am bent over but it seems difficult to keep straight. :confused: Thanks for any helpful suggestions.
Juanita :confused:

[suzie Q]

thats a hard one juanita i think about that quiet often ..

short of walking around with a book on our head dont know lol

sue

[Gail]

That is such a good question. It makes me feel old that I walk hunched but can't seem to stop it from happening.

[MargieA]

How do you keep from getting your back hunched? I am constantly trying to stand up straight. How do you do it?
I have asked my husband to alert me when I am bent over but it seems difficult to keep straight. :confused: Thanks for any helpful suggestions.
Juanita :confused:

Hi Juanita, Gail and Sue,

One of my husband's doctors recommended that he try a soft neck brace with a velcro closing. The doctor told us that in many cases of PD patients this might help strengthen the neck/throat muscles to discourage the head from slouching too much. He advised that it be done three times a day for one hour each time if this is tolerable.

We got Tony the neck brace. He wore it three times and said "I don't like it, so I'm not wearing it". But maybe you and other people on the Forum would benefit from wearing one.

If you try it, I hope that it really helps a lot.

Margie :)

[Juanita Mullin]

Thanks, Margie, I had never heard of that suggestion before. I used to have one after a whiplash.

[Janice]

juinita
if you are capable of light exercise I would try pilates I do it every day it stengthens core muscles which help support your back. Make sure you have a good qualified instructor:)

[Juanita Mullin]

Thank you, Janice, for your suggestion.
Juanita:):)

[MargieA]

Margie

[Diane]

My husband's neurologist suggested that he should lie on the bed, flat of his back without a pillow, at least 10-15 minutes per day and it would help with the posture. He tried it just once, but he was too uncomfortable. I hope it might help someone else!

Diane

[suzie Q]

i have bought a wii fit, it is a nintendo console and u plug it in to your t.v ,it has heaps of sports ,tennis,bowling,boxing golf etc u dance around your lounge with a remote looking very strange if someone looks in the window .i am stiff this morning it is sooo much fun .there is a balance and strengthening program i used it last night it records and asseses you i have the balance of a 75 year old it told me.that would be right i have bad balance ,but it gives u things to do to improve it ...google wii fit

i love it i am going to be so fit

[Diane]

SusieQ, I can't believe you have shared with us a really good excuse to go out and get a Wii !!! My daughter and her family have one and I love the bowling.

Diane:)

[Margie2]

SusieQ, I can't believe you have shared with us a really good excuse to go out and get a Wii !!! My daughter and her family have one and I love the bowling.

Diane:)

Hi SuziQ and Diane,

I have a Wii Fit also. I too love the bowling best of all. Haven't used it for a time but after reading your quote and Sue's I'm anxious to get started again.

Let's go girls!

I'm so happy to be back on the Forum after having difficulty getting on.

Please note that I no longer will be logging in as Margie as I have in the past, I will be logging in as Margie2 but am the same person.

Have a good day/evening/night.

Margie now Margie2:)