Want to Dive with Parkinson's?.....Diveheart can help!

[DiveHeart]

Today on World Parkinson’s Day, we honor the strength of those living with Parkinson’s—and the families and caregivers who support them.

At Diveheart, we’ve seen how adaptive scuba diving can act as powerful physical therapy—easing stiffness, improving balance and strength, and offering freedom through movement.
We’re proud to create inclusive experiences that support both body and mind!
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[JMBL]

Hi,

Out of sheer curiosity, can you share what would be a "typical" adaptative dive for a person suffering from Parkinson's, please ?

I know it'll depend on many factors (health related or not) but I'm curious : adaptative diving exists in France, but is not so common.

Moreover, as a diver suffering from essential tremor myself (see my post about it here), I'm always curious to learn something new about diving with shaking hands, which can be a manifestation's of Parkinson's too.

I'm must admit I've never had much luck on that matter : in 35 years of diving, I'm the only diver with shaking hands I've ever met ! No luck either here nor on the French forum I'm a member of.

Well, the advantage is it makes me feel unique ! Something to be proud of, isn't it ?

Those without a sense of humour can go to Hell, thank you.

 

[DiveHeart]

Hi,

Out of sheer curiosity, can you share what would be a "typical" adaptative dive for a person suffering from Parkinson's, please ?

I know it'll depend on many factors (health related or not) but I'm curious : adaptative diving exists in France, but is not so common.

Moreover, as a diver suffering from essential tremor myself (see my post about it here), I'm always curious to learn something new about diving with shaking hands, which can be a manifestation's of Parkinson's too.

I'm must admit I've never had much luck on that matter : in 35 years of diving, I'm the only diver with shaking hands I've ever met ! No luck either here nor on the French forum I'm a member of.

Well, the advantage is it makes me feel unique ! Something to be proud of, isn't it ?

Those without a sense of humour can go to Hell, thank you.

Hi, thanks for reaching out. The Diveheart model is based on team diving. based on how involved the adaptive diver is and their abilities determines the type of adaptive dive team they get. A high functioning paraplegic may only need two adaptive dive buddies while a person with no arms or legs would need three adaptive dive buddies on their team with at least one being an advanced adaptive dive buddy or adaptive instructor. The Diveheart team based system has kept adaptive divers safe since 2001. We actually have an adaptive dive buddy who developed Parkinson's and was afraid that they would have to give up diving. We said no problem. They now just sit on the transom and we bring their gear to them. They do a from roll or we help pitch them in the water to their team. The dive goes as normal unless they become fatigued and them we help propel them through the water. After the dive, they take the gear off before the exit and the team hands it up to the crew. if they can't exit via the ladder, we have two adaptive buddies in the water and two on the transom who work together to help the diver with Parkinson's out of the water and back to their seat if needed. hope that helps

 

[DiveHeart]

Hi, thanks for reaching out. The Diveheart model is based on team diving. based on how involved the adaptive diver is and their abilities determines the type of adaptive dive team they get. A high functioning paraplegic may only need two adaptive dive buddies while a person with no arms or legs would need three adaptive dive buddies on their team with at least one being an advanced adaptive dive buddy or adaptive instructor. The Diveheart team based system has kept adaptive divers safe since 2001. We actually have an adaptive dive buddy who developed Parkinson's and was afraid that they would have to give up diving. We said no problem. They now just sit on the transom and we bring their gear to them. They do a from roll or we help pitch them in the water to their team. The dive goes as normal unless they become fatigued and them we help propel them through the water. After the dive, they take the gear off before the exit and the team hands it up to the crew. if they can't exit via the ladder, we have two adaptive buddies in the water and two on the transom who work together to help the diver with Parkinson's out of the water and back to their seat if needed. hope that helps

This award winning documentary "Adapting to Dive" does a great job of showing how a Diveheart runs. If you like it, I hope you'll share it with others

 

[DiveHeart]

This award winning documentary "Adapting to Dive" does a great job of showing how a Diveheart runs. If you like it, I hope you'll share it with others

 

[DiveHeart]

Sorry, video won't load on this conversation. a quick search for Adapting to Dive by film maker David Marsh should do it. thanks