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My mom asked me to post this question to the list. My dad's 71, diagnosed a little over a year ago with Parkinsons. His most visible symptons are stooped posture, quick, small-stepped shuffling gait, and quiet, often mumbling speech. The symptoms are pretty well under control when the medication is taking effect. For the last several months he's been having problems with painful legs. I don't think this is the same thing as Restless Leg Syndrome, but I'm not sure. The pains are in the thigh regions, and dad describes them as being similar to the pain you feel right after a charlie-horse goes away. It keeps him from sleeping a lot, and even causes him to stand sometimes when he goes out to dinner. I guess moving around helps a little bit, or maybe it's just that NOT doing anything certainly doesn't help. When he can't sleep because of it, he gets up and tries walking around. We're not sure it's the Parkinsons, or whether it might be something else going on there. Has anyone else had any experience with stuff like this, and does anyone have any suggestions? Thanks so much for any info you can provide. -- Gary Zimmerman [log in to unmask]