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Hi Bettye, I am the queen of freezing. Every time I stand up or even if I'm already standing but need to turn around, I freeze. I've become actually thankful for it as I view the hesitation in my body as my brain's way of assessing the landscape before I step into it. My brain wants to be sure I have my weight evenly distributed between my legs and that I have a handle on taking a step forward. By handle, I mean that one of my hands is holding on to something--a table, a chair, a cart, my husband, the wall. This gives me more confidence to take the first step and then I'm good.
If you feel that you're stuck in a freezing position, try inching. Instead of a step, move your foot just a few inches forward, then do the same with your other foot. See if that helps.
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Sandy
It has nothing to do with meds. It is just one of those individual Parkinson's things. Some have it; others don't. You can learn to move past it.
When my husband freezes I say "heels first". It works he comes down off his toes and continues
@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member, Freezing is the fun side of Parkinson's.
Usually you don't know when it's going to happen. My sister Judy one time froze as when she was stepping into the shower. Scared me to death! I don't think that meds,have anything to do with freezing.
As PD advances most people will experience freezing episodes. Small spaces always triggers my husband but he can have them other places too. Calling out 1-2 1-2 like marching helps him many times. Sometimes none of the tricks works and he has to wait it out.
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