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Debbie: It has been our experience that dystonia is sometimes relieved or lessened by Pallidotomy surgery. I don't know if your mother would benefit from or be a candidate for a Pallidotomy - but it is something to consider. Carole Carole Hilton, LCSW Parkinson's Coordinator NPF Patient Services and Outreach Program The Neurosciences Institute, Good Samaritan Hospital 637 S. Lucas, #501 Los Angeles, CA 90017 800-841-8765 [log in to unmask] >My mother still has very >bad cramping, big intense cramps up one side of her body. They seem to >happen regularly throughout the day and night, when the meds wear off i >think. she goes through all sorts of manipulations, exercises and >"crunching" of her muscles to try and keep the cramping away. and she wants >us to shake her legs, rub, and manipulate. Understandably she gets very >anxious about the possiblility of cramps and seems to stay out of bed or >not sit down very much because of them.