Today was a visit to the cardiologist. Two years ago I had 100% obstruction of the LAD, one of the major arteries feeding the heart. It was cleaned out then a stent put in. Lately I've had chest pain similar to the pain from the obstruction. But a recheck says the arteries are still wide open. Now he's thinking it could be obstruction in some of the smaller arteries inside the heart. He prescribed nitroglycerin. Then he mentions he knows little about PD but read an article in a medical journal about a stat bike being the best form of exercise for PD.
Sound familiar?
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I have a cheap recumbent bike from Walmart with my cheap red light behind it pointed at the back of my head so I can get 30 minutes of bike and 30 minutes of light all at once.
You sure have a lot to deal with! My wife has similar heart problems, and I have PD, so, how you can deal with both ailments, must be very difficult. Good luck with your exercise program! A stationary bike can be very helpful, but, please start easy, and slow, then, gradually you can increase your time on the bike! Of course, following your cardiologist’s and neurologist’s advice, is most important!
Given that your heart condition allow it, cycling is a good option for exercise,
Forced motion high cadance cycling seems to give best result. With a spinning bike with a flywheel you can get similar results as with a tandem or motorised bike in my opinion. Use low resistance, a short force impulse on the pedal now and then will increase the speed of the flywheel and be fed back to the pedals to help you keep the cadence high and make the force and cadence vary. With low resistance you could keep your heart rate moderately as well.
High-Cadence Cycling Promotes Sustained Improvement in Bradykinesia, Rigidity, and Mobility in Individuals with Mild-Moderate Parkinson’s Disease
I think it's called a Trainer. It clamps to the rear axle and the wheel rests on the flywheel. Originally I attached it to a trail bike with fat tires. But the noise was horrific. I put street tires on the bike just to see whether the sound is less annoying.
If you want the forced motion effect as in tandem or a motorised Therabike, you would need a bike with fixed gear so that the pedals rotate with the wheel to get force back from the spinning flywheel. But ordinary cycling is also benificial and the best exercise is the one you do. Any exercise is always better than none.
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