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Tex wrote: > I guess what I am asking is, I have read several "experts" who say > pd isn't painful. Are they correct, and is this caused by past > injuries, or can pd be contributing to the daily pain? Margie for Dick Swindler wrote: > Tex - There are too many PWP who report pain for it *not* to be a > part of PD, no matter what some neuros say. I believe most of the > pain is due to the painful muscle cramping of dystonia.. There is no doubt in my mind that what PD puts the muscles through can cause pain. The shoulder pain, for example, that so many PWPs experience is no coincidence. I think the pain is due to overuse of the muscles, either through dystonia, from the prolonged cramping that underlies stiffness, or from the repeated action of tremor. This suggests to me that the pain ought to be regarded and treated as a repetitive stress injury. Phil Tompkins Hoboken NJ age 61/dx 1990