Freezing of gait is a symptom
of Parkinson disease. It is frustrating and often leads to loss of quality of
life.
I am in my mid forties and I have young onset
Parkinson’s disease. I was diagnosed with Parkinson’s when I was 36 years old.
It started as a shuffle which slowly progressed
to freezing. I kept falling at home, walking through the doorways became
difficult. Over time, I stopped taking escalators, stopped crossing roads and
totally lost confidence walking in public.
The
common tips and tricks that people used for FOG did
not work for me. I was getting desperate. So I searched for a new way
and
with the help of tai chi modified a way of walking commonly found in
many oriental martial arts and came up with a simple solution which
really helped me walk again.
My mom who had a hip operation tried this
method and said it felt like walking on air. It required less effort compared to her usual way of walking.
So with this in mind, I am calling this method "walking on air".
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