Stress Ball for Hand

[CuriousMe12]

Im a keen believer that tai chi, boxfit, cycling helps reduce and maybe slow my symptoms. But I've noticed that possibly the most impacted part of my body is my hands, which I pay little attention to exercise wise.

The other day I found an old sponge stress ball that I now play with if watching TV. Good easy exercise while lazing.😊

Might be a good purchase for a few pounds

[1LittleWillow]

I just bought a set of various hand exercising devices. I started using them (mostly my left/affected hand) a few days ago. I was shocked at how much weaker my left hand has become.

[CuriousMe12 in reply to 1LittleWillow]

Hi, Yes me too. It seems to have quietly weakened my hands/wrists the most. Ì realised when trying to turn a screwdriver while making a garden planter. An electric screw driver has become a godsend 🙂Hopefully we can improve on flexibility/strength.

[Nuthatcher]

I used Chinese balls. They help the most!

[CuriousMe12 in reply to Nuthatcher]

What are Chinese balls? What are they made of?

[Daisies22]

Hello CuriousMe12,

I'm still trying to understand my symptoms so I am curious when you say:

But I've noticed that possibly the most impacted part of my body is my hands, which I pay little attention to exercise wise.

Do you mean that your hands are getting weaker and you are losing muscle tone?

I think I have the opposite problem - I have too much muscle tone /tensing. It is bilateral and equally bad from head to toe. I just can't move a finger for hours at a time.

I was wondering if this is typical of Parkinson's or I have got some other underlying condition that has been overlooked.

Any comments would be much appreciated.

Thank you!

[CuriousMe12]

Hello Daisies, Sorry to hear that. I was just pointing out how I've forgotten to exercise my hands while doing the rest of my body. Yes I probably have lost some tone.

I tend to undermedicate and never taken madopar yet. So not being a medic it's difficult to advise.

I have heard that years of high dosage can lead to dystonia.

I'd be tempted to start a separate post on here explaining your position as there are a few on here who seem quite knowledgeable and may provide some good pointers.

[Daisies22 in reply to CuriousMe12]

Thank you for your quick reply.I might start a new post, I'll think about it.

And yes, levodopa certainly causes dystonia, it's just that I don't understand why this seemingly is happening to me at any concentration of levodopa (calculated from the pharmako kinetic curve...)

Thanks again.

D

[Nuthatcher]

I stuck the quarter there to help with size. They are hard and you rotate them around in you palm

Here is a photo of them.

[CuriousMe12 in reply to Nuthatcher]

Thanks Nuthatcher. Ì shall look into them.