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Nita, If any of you have tried >it, (acupuncture) please let me know. I do not have PD, but I do have a very nice, but >stubborn , husband who does. bye Nita > Some years ago I tried acupuncture to relieve the tension and pain I was experiencing in my shoulders and neck. For the first two weeks I experienced a noticeable and very welcome reduction in both the pain and stiffness. This relief lasted for some hours after each procedure. I am sorry to report that the effect started to wane after the second week and eventually I reached a point where I was getting no relief at all. Being of a slightly stubborn disposition myself, I persisted with the treatment for some time (all up 3-4 months) before, regretfully, adding it to the long list of things that were "worth a try" but didn't work out as well as hoped. Incidentally, the acupuncturist was a medical doctor of Chinese origin. He had qualified as a doctor here in Australia and as an acupuncturist in China. Some 8 years later I still have the stiffness and pain in my neck and shoulders, though I do experience some relief by utilising stretching exercises learnt and practised at a weekly, PD orientated, exercise group I have attended for the last 18 months. Dennis. +++++++++++++++++++++++++++ Dennis Greene 48/onset 32 /dx 37 "It is better to be a crystal and be broken, Than to be a perfect tile upon the housetop." [log in to unmask] http://members.networx.net.au/~dennisg/ +++++++++++++++++++++++++++