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Thank you, Dolores! I have also read all of the responses here and am about to decide that this is another facet of PD for me (and as a good friend suggested, a part of getting older, also). Peggy ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dolores Buente" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 8:48 PM Subject: Pain in the legs > Peggy, > > After reading your post on the difficulty you're having with leg pain, I just > thought I would pass on a tip that works for me when I am dealing with a lot > of back/leg pain. > > My son gave me a hand held vibrating massager last Christmas (think he got it > at Walmart) and though I had doubts about its ability to do much for my aches > and pains, I find that it really works wonders! I have it plugged in next to > my bed and I use it in the evenings while I watch TV. It feels wonderful on > the bottom of the feet and toes. It really loosens up my calf and thigh > muscles and when I use it on my lower back and hip it just melts away the tightness > and pain. After 20/30 minutes, I feel so relaxed and relieved that I know > that I will be able to sleep well and will feel better the next day. I don't > use it every day because I guess I don't want to wear out the "magic" but it > sure does the trick when I am thinking nothing else will. I also take calcium > tablets daily to ward off muscle spasms and do stretching (lots of stretching) to > loosen up my hamstrings, calf muscles and arms. Then, last but not least, > aspirin and a warm bath always help to take the edge off. I've found that the > more time I spend in bed the more I have aching, stiffness and pain. So...with > this combination of treatment and a determination to keep moving I manage to > have some pretty pain free days. > > With your disk/spine condition, I would suggest that you have approval from > you physician before you would do any strenuous massage near your spinal cord > or lower back but I think it would be quite safe to use on your leg muscles and > feet and that might be enough to do the trick. > > Hope this helps, > Dee > > ---------------------------------------------------------------------- > To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] > In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn ---------------------------------------------------------------------- To sign-off Parkinsn send a message to: mailto:[log in to unmask] In the body of the message put: signoff parkinsn