Hi Sandy, I had the DBS procedure done 20 months ago and it has helped my PD symptoms by about 90%. My primary symptoms, though, were tremors and dyskinesia, not pain. Another procedure, intended more to treat pain, is Neurostimulation. You can learn more about this at Medtronic's website, <A HREF="http://www.medtronic.com/hic/pain.html"> http://www.medtronic.com/hic/pain.html</A>. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn