Experiences with

Auditory Stimulation

v=yZsQ1FZtHw0 Most of us know about binaural beats, rife frequencies, rhythmic auditory stimulation, multiple wave oscillation etc and may even find them beneficial.

https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/abs/pii/S1094715924011188 A trial of spinal cord stimulation in a VERY small number of patients showed that it reduced painful symptoms. However, I have SEVERAL reservations. The trial doesn't say what medications the patients were taking. It is a German

80 y.o. husband diagnosed with PD a little over one year ago (Nov.27 '23) not started on Sinemat until March 24 '24 which he is still on. Aside from several non-motor symptoms + mild hand tremors, the issue is dizziness which started as mild lightheadedness about 4-5 years ago, gradually

I just want to share my thoughts about DBS. I’m going to be in absolute agony for 2 more weeks. My DBS equipment is implanted, but it can not be turned on for two weeks. My symptoms are now so painful and debilitating. It’s not funny. Awful painful constant dystonia! I started the process nine months

https://www.researchgate.net/publication/317720822_Complementary_and_Alternative_Therapies_for_Restless_Leg_Syndrome_An_Evidence-Based_Systematic_Review Complementary and alternative therapies have been found to be effective in both primary and secondary RLS. The severity of primary RLS symptoms can

After the successful surgery on new years eve. I went for the 'switch on' this week. The process was exciting and much quicker than I had expected. The Dbs nurse connected her medtronics setup software to a device that I held over my inserted DBS implant. She ran a couple of routines where the software

My husband has PD ( 9 years now) hes 63. He has DBS and it was very successful in treating tremor, stiffness, slowness. However he has a new symptom and we are not sure what it is...its just been a few days...He feels a tightening and cramping sensation in his thigh and calf muscle. We wondered if it

On December 13, 2022, The Today Show aired an amazing story about Dr. Tass's Stanford Gloves for the treatment of Parkinsons. The gloves worked to relieve many of the symptoms of PD through stimulating the brain non-invasively with gentle vibrational pulses administered in a special pattern to the wearer's

I asked it "how to treat bradykinesia naturally" and his reply was "While **natural approaches** can support symptom management for bradykinesia (slow movement), it’s important to note that they should complement—not replace—medical treatment, especially if bradykinesia is linked to Parkinson’s disease

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/ckgn49r069wo

I have been looking into working with a child Psychiatrist and the local one offers TMS. Transcranial Magnetic Stimulation seems to be mostly used for depression but helps with mood and emotions - which my son really struggles with. I just wanted to see if anyone here has done it or heard of it. Thanks

Hi Doc, I gave the Rytary idea a go. To refresh, take 45 rytary at bedtime to hopefully give me a base to then add sinemet ir thru the day. It didn't go well. In fact, the rytary just made me feel awful in my head and gut so I aborted. I resumed the sinemet regiment of basically 1/2 and 3/4 doses

Hi Folks, Has anyone here read and had success with the plan of treatment recommended by Howard Shifke in his book, "Fighting Parkinson's...and Winning: A memoir of my recovery from Parkinson's Disease." I'm quite skeptical of the claims that he's making of not taking any PD medications or using any

Hi I am wondering if anyone who has had STN deep brain stimulation had noticed any symptoms worsen in the weeks between surgery and switch on.It seems to be quite a few years ago that I had tremor so bad at night that it kept me awake. But this last week I've had strong right arm and jaw tremor wake

https://www.science.org/doi/10.1126/sciadv.ado4927 "Here, we describe a photothermal wireless deep brain stimulation nanosystem capable of eliminating α-synuclein aggregates and restoring degenerated dopamine neurons in the substantia nigra to treat Parkinson’s disease...." It is promising based on

hello there. I began my journey to have DBS a year ago. I have had Parkinsons for 12 years and after a really bad fall at the end of 2022 I finally worked up the courage to request the procedure. However my condition is complicated by damage to my spine caused by the fall! The surgical team have concerns

I am currently taking two (2) 25-100 tabs of C/L every two hours, all day and all night. I set the alarm every two hours to not miss a dose. Because food (especially protein) reduces the effectiveness of the medication to a very large extent, I often times need to take even more C/L to counter my lack

Can anyone who has had DBS and also had/has Restless Legs Syndrome as part of their Parkinson's symptoms tell me what happened to their Restless legs after DBS?

RTL Nieuws: Amsterdam UMC has yesterday treated a patient with a new, 'customized' Parkinson's treatment method, making it the first in the world to do so. This was accomplished using adaptive brain stimulation, where electrodes send pulses to the brain only when the patient's brain requests

hi everyone! I’ve posted about this or something similar before. That sense of dread prior/post any sort of movement in the bowel. It’s really starting to bother me. I’ve been reading and it’s defo something to do with the vagus nerve. Only I thought any vagus nerve stimulation was supposed to be