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Thank you Dennis. We have the same type doctors here. (Houston, Tx) I suppose I cannot throw my husband over my shoulder and drag him in. In fact I know I can't. I will just wait. bye and thanks again. Nita Dennis Greene wrote: > 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/ > +++++++++++++++++++++++++++