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Frequently Asked Questions
Balance Instability
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Aug 12 2008
Q:How do Parkinson's disease or PD medications affect blood pressure? When standing up I become dizzy and lightheaded. (TV)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:My 79 year old Dad has had PD since he was 65. He is currently falling multiple times a day, receiving stitches in his face often. Doctors have adjusted his medications as recently as 2 weeks ago but falls continue. He has tried several walkers to no avail. My mother can't turn her back on him for fear of a fall. I fear a wheelchair will compound the problem as he would become more rigid. What else should we do? I fear a fall could take my mother down with him, and he would suffer a serious blow to the head. (DD)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:Is there any medicine or other kind of help for balance problems? (anonymous)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:I am a physiotherapy student and I am doing my Honours Project on Parkinson's disease. My question is how does Parkinson's disease affect gait (walking)? (DB)Show Answer
Aug 12 2008
Q:I was diagnosed with a very light case of Parkinson in l983. I can do just about anything but have tremors rather well controlled by medicine. My balance is not very good anymore. Compared to other people I guess I am lucky. Does this mean that my condition may not deteriorate muchShow Answer
more? Thank you. (anonymous)
Aug 12 2008
Q:My Father is now eighty years old, diagnosed with PD approximatelyShow Answer
eighteen months ago (although we believe he had the disease for quite some time prior to the diagnosis). His major trouble seems to be with his balance and recently has experienced a sudden onset of nausea and loss of balance. He currently takes Sinemet. Could the medication cause this? Thank you. (SG)
May 20 2008
Q:My mother was diagnosed with PD in 2000 and started using a walker in 2003. This February she fell and broke her left hip. Since then she has had daily physical and occupational therapy. She is walking with a walker and a gait belt with her therapist every day. She is "toe walking" and this seems to be inhibiting her progress. What could be causing this? (JC)Show Answer
Apr 21 2008
Q:I am wondering how balance issues manifest in a person with Parkinson's. For example, can going up and down escalators or stairs be an issue with balance? Thank you for your time. (anonymous)Show Answer
