The Orthostatic Tremor Forum (archive)

Surfpro, I agree with everything you have to say, that weakening of leg muscles would be a lot worse if we didn’t work out. I am 77 and hope to get back to the gym soon for the leg exercises. Yes, I too think that it definitly helps in the progressiveness of OT. I like your positive attitude. We hav...

Hi Peggy. Good to hear from you again. It’s been a long time since the last Omaha Research. I’ve been going to the gym for the last 10 years walking on the treadmill, machine leg lifts and leg pulls. My calve muscles were huge. I was fine as long as I was active in the gym. But going to the grocery ...

Vanna, you can read all about the prism glasses under Discussion/Topics. There are 3 different Topics starting back in 2013. Go back to page 4.
Nancy

Hi Gloria and OT family. This last report from Warren answers a question that I’ve often had. Do other treatments for OT lose effectiveness after a period of time? As many may remember I have been wearing prism glasses since 2014. I had a wonderful experience of OT relief for a year. Then I had lase...

Hi Gloria and Jeff. I too don’t fully understand this report. But something at the conclusion of the summary caught my attention. “High frequency oscillatory properties of pontine tegmental neurons have been reported in pathological oscillatory eye movements.” In the past 2 years my OT has been grea...

Some roses are grafted. This means the rootstock and the scion (the grafted bud) are two different types of roses. If the scion has died or is weakened, the rootstock may emerge and produce flowers of a different color. The top of your grafted rose, color pink, may have died from winter weather. The...

Peggy, I had laser surgery in both eyes to decrease my eye pressure caused from glaucoma. The surgery went well but I noticed some blurred vision afterwards. The eye exam tested that I needed a small change in my regular prescription and an increase in the strength of prisms. We are working on a bal...

Update on my prism glasses: I have recently lost the full “Magic” of prism glasses by needing a new prescription. I’ve tried several different strengths but can’t seem to get the right balance. The Dr. and lab are now working on the Base curve of the prism, hoping that is the problem. Even though my...

To rhodie139. The answer to your question about the expense of prism glasses: It is the same as any prescription lens with a small price of adding the prism. My Ophthalmologist cost was the same as a regular visit. The hard part is finding a Dr. in your location that has the knowledge and interest o...

X-rays showed that I have an ‘S’ curved spine. I tend to put more weight on my left side and raise my right shoulder. Therefore my left hip is higher than my right. I often tilt my head. I had pressure on the top and back of my head causing headaches. Prism glasses have corrected all of these by bal...

I agree with Gloria to make copies of other’s experience with prism lens and give it to your neuro-optometrist. That’s what I did along with an explanation from the Home Page of OT (What is Orthostatic Tremor?). I was lucky to have an eye specialist with an M.D. that had the knowledge and an interes...

I also had a scary incident happen to me last winter. I went to bed having a chest cold, fever and constant coughing. When I got out of bed the next morning I felt a leg and body tremor that I hadn't felt for a long time. Remember, I’ve been wearing prism glasses that have decreased my OT tremors fo...

Gloria, I know that you must be disappointed and discouraged but please don’t give up hope. I have glaucoma also and I had cataract surgery in both eyes 4 years ago. The prism glasses that I now wear were prescribed after knowing that I have glaucoma and after my cataract surgery. They decreased my ...

Sara, I also realized that I wasn’t crazy after self-diagnosing myself from this website. I had leg tremors while standing for about 10 years and it was progressing. As recommended by others on the site, I made an appointment with a neurologist for an EMG. Along with the sadness of this disease, I h...

Hi Nin. I also have been waiting for your report on your visit with Dr. Padula. You are experiencing the same feeling that I had when first wearing my prism glasses. I was a bit disappointed that my tremors didn’t stop. But when I accepted the fact that they were giving me some relief, my everyday l...