@A MyParkinsonsTeam Member you could well be right. I just know I'm sick and tired of my arms flopping around like overcooked spaghetti. Whatever the cause, my statement that it's a royal pita remains accurate.

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In my opinion it's not a loss of strength necessarily but a loss of control with the nervous system. In other words, the strength is still there but not the ability to control it.

The Bible will do that.

I do a full body workout twice a week with a personal trainer that focuses on strength, balance and endurance. I am not the athletic type and never feel like doing the workout but always feel better and improved each time. Stand up sit Downs have helped immensely. The workouts are always hard and I never think I can do them before I start but put my head down and just do it! I also have spinal stenosis so part of my workout addresses that. I need to note that some chairs are too low and I can't get up without the assistance of my arms. My OHSU neurologist seems surprised I can get up from the chair like I do without assistance. It's hard to tell if it's the Parkinson's or spinal stenosis causing my weakness, because one side is weaker than the other. Weakness comes with age too for most people so don't blame everything on Parkinson's. The body is an amazing thing and when your brain says you can't, tap into the part of the brain that says yes you can! Your body is still capable, your brain is telling you it's not so bypass the brain, if you can.

@randymyer I'm inclined to agree with you as some days I can't rise from my chair or swing myself off of the bed and other days I can do it with ease