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>perhaps he has a pinched nerve? >perhaps there has been some muscle spasm due to poor posture or lifting with >stress concentration injury that has created a condition that brings some >muscle(s) into spasm repeatedly. this latter is a current minor problem for >me - caused by over-loading lower back via too much digging and lifting in >excavating and replandig a small seedling apple tree. >if the pain is localized and finger poking or hand pressure makes it worse, >it is probably muscle strain or spasm. If no sore spot(s) can be found, it >is probably sitting posture adding to pinch of a nerve in the spine. >just opinions - best wishes for a recovery. >---------- >>From: Van Hove-Ketelaars <[log in to unmask]> >snip >>His main problem is that he experiences a lot of pain when he is >>sitting. So he tries to walk of lay down. I don't know if his muscles >>hurt or what. It's is difficult for him to describe exactly where the >>pain comes from. Does anyone recognize this or have an answere what we >>can do. Thank you . >> >>Gerdie Ketelaars >From David Langridge This sounds to me like the general condition called Sciatica where the Sciatic nerve roots are inflamed due to pressure for which there can be a number of different causes.It is primarily an orthopaedic problem and may need attention from a specialist.The level of pain experienced is greatly increased by high muscle tone caused by PD. As part of this the muscles in the but can be set off into spasm by the very act of sitting down. I have recently experienced this and know how painful the condition can be. Many meals I have had to eat sitting down. In my own case a visit to an orthopaedic surgeon led to X rays and a MRI scan.These more or less pinpointed the problem and I was given an epidural injection of cortisone which has produced a considerable improvement but for how long we don't know. The pain has been 80 per cent reduced. >