What some experts say about micrographia

What is micrographia?

Micrographia is an acquired disorder that features abnormally small, cramped handwriting or the progression to progressively smaller handwriting. It is commonly associated with neurodegenerative disorders of the basal ganglia, such as in Parkinson's disease, but it has also been ascribed to subcortical focal lesions.

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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Micrographia_(handwriting)

Managing Micrographia

Medications to control movement symptoms may slightly improve micrographia. There are also some strategies that can make writing more comfortable for you and legible for your readers.

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https://www.parkinson.org/Understanding-Parkinsons/Symptoms/Non-Movement-Symptoms/Small-Handwriting

WHAT STRATEGIES CAN HELP YOU MANAGE MICROGRAPHIA?

The first strategy is regular practice. Just as practicing your penmanship in elementary school helped you improve your handwriting, taking time each day to work on your writing now can improve your physical ability to write.

• Practice! Write one page every day.

• Use lined paper.

• Sit upright in a comfortable chair, and write on a table.

• Write during “on” time when medication is working best.

• Take breaks as needed.

• If writing becomes too difficult for you or too hard to read, try typing. If motor control makes that too hard, also, try dictation software. There are programs for your phone and computer that can help.

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https://davisphinneyfoundation.org/micrographia-and-parkinsons/

Scientific evidence: Exercise, Yoga, and Meditation Can Help

"Exercise is a universally available, side-effect-free medicine that should be prescribed to vulnerable populations as a preventive measure and to Parkinson’s disease patients as a component of treatment. There is currently no pharmacological treatment that can modify or slow the disease or protect dopaminergic neurons—for Parkinson’s patients, exercise does what medication can’t."

This article is rather long, but presents the scientific evidence that exercise, yoga, and meditation can help delay progression and improve quality of life for people with PD,

Read more -> https://www.yogauonline.com/yoga-research/lifestyle-medicine-for-parkinsons-how-exercise-yoga-and-meditation-can-help

What is a Parkinson's yoga class?

Yoga is an effective way for Parkinson's sufferers to increase flexibility and ward off the rigidity associated with PD. Muscle spasms, atrophy, and rigidity associated with movement disorders often restrict balance and range of motion. Research shows that the benefits of yoga for movement disorders include improved strength, flexibility, balance, overall fitness and quality of life.

A regular sustained practice can have the effect of slowing the progression of PD and mollifying or eliminating some symptoms.

Yoga is by nature therapeutic and that means it is for everyone. Regardless of age, income or health, with the proper instruction, yoga is fantastic for people living with PD. Keep in mind that each individual brings unique needs and goals. Those can be addressed through a regular yoga practice and guided by a qualified yoga teacher. Here are just a few of the benefits: induces relaxation, lessens or alleviates tremors, reduces muscle tension and other pains, diminishes rigidity, improves balance and coordination, improves sleep, improves muscle strength and motor control, enhances focus, concentration and alertness, increases flexibility, creates deeper, easier breathing, provides tools to stand tall with great posture, balances emotions, calms the mind, creates a peaceful spirit.

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