tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post2925397299168060569..comments2023-12-25T02:16:06.362-06:00Comments on The Fading Angler: Trout Trek Part IV - Trout Therapy for Parkinson's Disease?Fading Anglerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-62760034468529918122016-04-29T14:28:19.007-05:002016-04-29T14:28:19.007-05:00I've spent my life dedicated to logic, equatio...I've spent my life dedicated to logic, equations, and scientific analysis. Old habits die hard, old dogs & new tricks. Parkinson's is my new instructor, and sometimes I'm a slow learner. I agree with your perspective. I just forget most of the time.Fading Anglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-16118546640332167882016-04-29T12:16:19.281-05:002016-04-29T12:16:19.281-05:00I'm a very logical person. I want things to ma...I'm a very logical person. I want things to make sense but there are times when I think we're not supposed to know why things happen. No matter how hard we try we just will never know and I think that's meant to be. If something good is happening and you can link it with an activity or some behavior why worry about the why? Just enjoy it. Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-55264114974450313292016-04-28T11:27:27.947-05:002016-04-28T11:27:27.947-05:00Hey, Kevin - No argument from me about dopamine an...Hey, Kevin - No argument from me about dopamine and catching fish. That's why I admitted to being an addict. The part of the neuroscience I'm uncertain about is whether dopamine from the reward system can influence the motor control systems that Parkinson's Disease usually affects. They are separate circuits/systems in the brain that might not necessarily have direct connections for the dopamine to move freely between. Dopamine does not cross the blood/brain barrier, so it can't get moved around through that channel.<br /><br />In the end, it doesn't really matter. Cool stuff happened, and I hope to feel it again. Soon. I've just always been the ultra-nerdy type who loves the scientific method. I'm the kind of guy who screams at the TV during episodes of Mythbusters when they claim their entertains (which is awesome) is pure science. I've been asked to leave the room by family members... ;)Fading Anglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-75327193346111660832016-04-28T08:07:10.524-05:002016-04-28T08:07:10.524-05:00I don't see how catching fish couldn't rel...I don't see how catching fish couldn't release dopamine in the brain. It's a euphoric experience and even though you can do it multiple times each catch is a different scenario making it fresh. It never gets repetitive or boring. I guess you could slowly build up a tolerance for it similar to drugs. I think for that to happen you'd have to fish the same river every day. Luckily we're not trapped to that situation.Feather Chuckerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17816824282816730471noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-27890611767791513882016-04-27T09:20:27.681-05:002016-04-27T09:20:27.681-05:00Newton's First Law, extended version: An objec...Newton's First Law, extended version: An object in motion tends to stay in motion. An object at rest tends to stay at rest. A human object with an illness tends to remain at rest and increase it's resistance to motion.<br /><br />The human body is indeed wonderful, capable of miraculous adaptations. For example, my son's heart did not develop correctly in utero. The pulmonary valve never opened because of a big hole between chambers in his heart. With no path for blood to get to his lungs, he should have died within a few minutes of joining us in the air breathing world. Instead, his body had grown extra blood vessels that branched from his aorta to his lungs, providing a path for a surprising amount of blood to flow into his lungs. Considering I feel like I slithered out of the shallow end of the gene pool, I'll give all the credit to his mother's genetics, and perhaps a little intervention of the kind that can't be defined by science.Fading Anglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-48538419363139060982016-04-27T08:53:54.273-05:002016-04-27T08:53:54.273-05:00You know, Ralph, I was initially spooked by the id...You know, Ralph, I was initially spooked by the idea that Parkinson's had selected my dominant hand. Looking back, one of the strongest signals that something was going sideways in my brain was my handwriting. For 3 years it got worse and worse, until I took too much effort to take handwritten notes in meetings.<br /><br />Thanks for reinforcing the idea with your experience as well. If we're lucky, maybe there are some neuroprotective benefits!<br /><br />I am also quite pleased with the fact that I learned to cast left-handed. On a good day, I'm an ambidextrous caster, which gives me a bit of an advantage and GREATLY reduces frustration. <br /><br />I will also be paying more attention when I fish. I now understand that there are some amazing placebo effects for Parkinson's patients, but don't think I really care whether it's real dopamine or other compensatory mechanisms elsewhere in the brain.<br /><br />IN early May, we turn the Mobile Hotel® (aka 5th wheel RV) into a cabin, parked maybe 30 feet from atrout creek. It will stay there thru Father's Day, and we'll spend six weekends there. I'll be paying close attention to how I feel when I'm out fishing each weekend. Even better, my daughter wants to come out with me on some of my morning advantures!Fading Anglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-81727657883518839842016-04-27T08:36:35.245-05:002016-04-27T08:36:35.245-05:00Stationary bike? What's that? :)
I've r...Stationary bike? What's that? :)<br /><br />I've read some other studies and results about cycling, with the tandem biking results being the most interesting. The closest I get is two miles on my elliptical machine almost every morning, with at least 90 seconds at an intense pace. SOmetimes I do it in the evening, too. Sometimes I wish I was still in Laramie and could just drive 4 blocks to the pool for 45 minutes of swimming...Fading Anglerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01512558055052261053noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-35486721831707163242016-04-26T22:21:13.762-05:002016-04-26T22:21:13.762-05:00I think everything that I have read about most dis...I think everything that I have read about most diseases is the less you do the less you can do. Fly fishing is a known stimulant of a lot of different bodily processes. Isn't the human body wonderful? cofisherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12288930899340581141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-89374397760485442622016-04-26T20:46:43.617-05:002016-04-26T20:46:43.617-05:00I am fortunate to have left side, being right hand...I am fortunate to have left side, being right handed. Yet, have found since being diagnosed that you seem to reach for more things with your off-hand. I'm with you on this one. When I am in the water wading...no tremor in my leg. And through the course of the days fishing, my hand even calms down. It is therapy of a different kind. :)RalphsFlyBoxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12495058612066299971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8149327463664491138.post-69483112364336391432016-04-26T16:02:33.831-05:002016-04-26T16:02:33.831-05:00http://commons.pacificu.edu/pa/450/
I agree the f...http://commons.pacificu.edu/pa/450/<br /><br />I agree the fishing did it! Exercise also raises dopamine levels... that is why those cray-cray runners do it. The link above is a recent article on biking and PD. NBC news also had a video on it. Have your tried a stationary bike before fishing? WYDutchgirlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01460758536976703672noreply@blogger.com