
Parkinson's Disease Support Group
Parkinson's disease is a movement disorder often characterized by muscle rigidity, tremor, a slowing of physical movement, and in extreme cases, a loss of physical movement. The primary symptoms of Parkinsons are due to excessive muscle contraction, normally caused by the insufficient formation and action of dopamine, which is produced in the dopaminergic neurons of the...
i also bend forward ,but i am not like that everyday. i think its a combination of the pain from arthritis,and the pd,and then i also have pain in my legs . sometime its hard to tell where one pain starts and another one ends !
I am bent over forward and also to my right side. It is very uncomfortable and also most days painful.I also have arthritis in my back but also have had 3 back surgeries. I have been told the only thing that will help me is to be fitted for one of those hard clam shell braces. They are so uncomfortable I just don't want to do it. But other than that, I was basically told that was it for any help.
Joan