{"id":1399,"date":"2025-08-22T13:11:27","date_gmt":"2025-08-22T13:11:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?page_id=1399"},"modified":"2025-08-23T14:51:40","modified_gmt":"2025-08-23T14:51:40","slug":"top-tips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?page_id=1399","title":{"rendered":"Top tips"},"content":{"rendered":"<ul class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__list is-grid columns-2 has-dates wp-block-latest-posts\"><li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=1310\">Top tip for opening a childproof top<\/a><time datetime=\"2025-01-31T09:18:54+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 31, 2025<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I have finally worked out a method of opening a childproof pill container which requires a squeeze and a turn to open. I had one the other day where the lid was just too stiff to squeeze enough. (see photo) Solution : stand it upside down in hot water for a few minutes. This softens &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=1310\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Top tip for opening a childproof top&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=1081\">Top tips from our November meeting<\/a><time datetime=\"2022-11-27T15:34:02+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">November 27, 2022<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We had a great meeting on November 17th which was given over to our members exchanging &#8220;top tips&#8221;. Lots of useful ideas came out of that and they are summarised below Top tips on coping with Parkinson&#8217;s<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=975\">Leaflet of simple exercises<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-01-10T11:39:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 10, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">I make no apology for making another post about exercising. Parkinson&#8217;s UK is very clear that exercise is very important, indeed I have heard it called &#8220;the new medication&#8221;. Active Surrey has made a leaflet giving 6 very simple exercises which help with strength and balance. Enjoy! Click here for leaflet<\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=956\">Using nordic walking poles<\/a><time datetime=\"2021-01-04T15:25:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">January 4, 2021<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">A member has let me know that he has found the use of nordic walking poles very beneficial. They help him balance and have therefore improved his mobility. One big advantage is that they are, in his words, &#8220;infinitely adjustable&#8221; so can be adjusted to suit your height. So what are nordic walking poles? I&#8217;m &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=956\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Using nordic walking poles&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=858\">Exercise videos from Parkinson&#8217;s UK<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-06-30T19:00:11+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">June 30, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Parkinsons&#8217;s UK have been putting up a series of videos to help you keep exercising. They are on YouTube and if you click here, you should get to a list of them. Lots of choice including balance, seated exercises, aerobic exercises etc, even Qigong though I don&#8217;t know what that is! Each video typically last &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=858\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Exercise videos from Parkinson&#8217;s UK&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=747\">10 Today exercise videos<\/a><time datetime=\"2020-05-12T15:25:12+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">May 12, 2020<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">We all know exercise is very important but it was so difficult to keep going during lockdown when we don&#8217;t have the weekly motivation of an actual exercise class. The internet was awash with videos, targetted at all ages and abilities, so it was hard to know where to start finding an appropriate one.&nbsp; I &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=747\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;10 Today exercise videos&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<li><a class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-title\" href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=296\">Dial 112 in an emergency<\/a><time datetime=\"2014-09-17T13:31:43+00:00\" class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-date\">September 17, 2014<\/time><div class=\"wp-block-latest-posts__post-excerpt\">Dialling 999 in an emergency\u00a0is a familiar idea. Please also be aware that you can use 112 as well. 112 might be the better choice from a mobile as even if your network would\u00a0give you\u00a0a weak or non-existent reception, one of the others will be used to make your connection.\u00a0 It is the more reliable &hellip; <a href=\"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/?p=296\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Dial 112 in an emergency&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/li>\n<\/ul>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"onecolumn-page.php","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1399"}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=1399"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1399\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1401,"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1399\/revisions\/1401"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/parkinsons-farnborough.org.uk\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=1399"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}