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Peggy This is great. I think pain is one of the least mentioned Parkinsons symptoms. -----> > ---------cut below here and return or paste info in your reply ----------- > > > PAIN QUESTIONNAIRE > > 1. Do you have pain that accompanies or is a result of your Parkinson's > symptoms? > > _X__ Yes ___ No > > 2. Where is your pain located? (Please be as descriptive as possible) > > Wrists, shoulder, upper arm, feet, neck, lower back> > 3. Does the pain get disabling enough that you take medication or do some > other therapy for relief? > > _X__ Yes ___ No > physical therapy, ibuprofen, time out> > 4. How long have you been diagnosed with Parkinson's? > ____ days ____ months ___9_ years > > 5. Do you believe, or has your doctor told you that the pain is due to > your > Parkinson's? > > __x_ Yes ___ No > > Foot/toe curling causes foot pain; shoulder due to frozen shoulder and > cogwheeling; wrists are a mystery Do others have wrist pain? > 6. Do you believe or have you been told the pain is due to a medication > you > have taken long term for Parkinson's? > > ___ Yes _X__ No > > 7. On a scale of 1-5 (with 5 being the most severe), how would you rate > your > pain most of the time? > > 1 ___ 2 __X_ 3 ___ 4 ___ 5 ___ NOTE: I frequently have pain in category4 and that is what bothers me. I can live with the 2 category. The 4 category is getting worse and lasting longer. > > 8. Have you been told that you have or have you ever been diagnosed with > any of the following (if associated with your site of pain) ? Check all > that > apply: > > Fibromyalgia ____ Dystonia ____ Severe dyskinesia ____ > > Degenerative disc disease or herniated disc _____ Arthritis _____ > > Spinal cord injury ____ Spinal stenosis ____ Scoliosis _____ > > None of the above __X___ > > Comments? Some of the pain was present prior to PD, such as back pain, but it has worsened with PD. I dont know the technical term, but I just seem to be getting tighter and tighter everywhere. I refer to myself as akinetic dominant as opposed to tremor dominant. I have read that akinetic PD progresses at the same rate as tremor but the akinetic type is more disabling. Does anyone else feel the same? -------------------------------------------------- > 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