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I agree Janet! My shoulder pain disappeared with my STN stimulator and reappears at times when the stimulator is not working at peak efficiency. It is PD related and probably involves both freezing and musculoskeletal problems which can be helped by Sinemet especially in the earlier stages of the illness. Charlie janet paterson wrote: > At 19:24 1999/08/25 EDT, you wrote: > >In a message dated 8/25/99 4:14:11 PM Mountain Daylight Time, > >[log in to unmask] writes: > > > ><< I have used a TENS unit for years. My orthopedist though they > > worked only for muscle spasm. > > > >Nita, thank you for writing.TENS could be the answer. You don't feel that > >Sinemet could contribute anything? > >Clare > > > > hi clare > > i think sinemet could contribute a lot > > neck and shoulder stiffness or tension seems to be fairly common > with parkies including me > > i tried massage regularly in my early days of 'off'-'on' > and it didn't seem to make any enduring difference > as compared to taking sinemet > and 'kicking in' > > i think that the stiffness is just another manifestation of bradykinesia > which, in my case at least, gets 'melted' by sinemet > lovely! > > janet > > janet paterson > 52 now / 41 dx / 37 onset > po box 171, almonte, ontario, canada, K0A 1A0 > a new voice: http://www.geocities.com/SoHo/Village/6263/ > [log in to unmask] -- ****************************************************************************************** Charles T. Meyer, M.D. Middleton (Madison), Wisconsin [log in to unmask] ******************************************************************************************