PT tip for getting up out of a chair

Recommended by Linda Benton

A PT once told me she tells her Parkinson’s patients who have difficulty getting up out of upholstered arm chairs to scoot to the end of the chair, rock back and forth a few times and silently say to yourself “UP” as you hold on the chair arms to get up. Rocking back and forth first gives you the momentum to get up quickly while simultaneously saying to yourself UP sends a message to the brain.