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DO NOT HIT REPLY. If you wish to respond, send me an E-mail off-list at [log in to unmask] If you use or have tried alternative therapies for the treatment of Parkinson's disease, I would like to hear from you. I am researching ways that "alternative" therapies may be helpful to people with Parkinson's. My goal is to write a book or a series of articles on the subject. At this point I am seeking anecdotal reports from individuals who use or have tried alternative approaches to treating Parkinson's. I am interested in all alternative approaches: a few examples are acupuncture, botanical or herbal therapies, mind/body medicine (guided imagery and other approaches), and physical manipulation such as massage. I am a health psychologist and have coordinated the American Parkinson Disease Association Information & Referral Center at the University of Arizona since February 1992. I have approached the University's Integrative Medicine Program, headed by Andrew Weil, MD, about collaborating on a more formal study of alternative approaches to the treatment of Parkinson's. "Integrative" medicine combines conventional and alternative approaches. Your responses will help guide this proposed investigation. Please describe your experiences to me (good and bad). I would appreciate a phone number too, because I will conduct telephone interviews in late July. Thank you in advance for your assistance. All responses will be acknowledged, but not until mid-July, because I will be out of town for three weeks. REMEMBER, DO NOT HIT REPLY. CONTACT ME OFF-LIST at [log in to unmask] Cynthia A. Holmes, PhD APDA Information & Referral Center 2501 E. Elm Street Tucson, AZ 85716 Phone: (520) 326-5400 or 1 (800) 541-4960 FAX: (520) 326-8591 Email: [log in to unmask]