I was diagnosed as a PD Patient some twenty years ago. I too had pain in the legs and the back. What helped me is the fact that I started showering with at first hot water and then finished off with a cold shower. I still do this every day and find that most of the pain is now in the background. The body muscles get toned up with the cold shower after the hot (Kneip cure.) Before you start this drastic method please get in touch with your house Physician, Heart checks eteteras. I shower each day before going to bed This helps me to get through the night without too much pain. Keep smiling from bern. http://members.chello.at/bernard.shaw/poetry.html [log in to unmask] ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn