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Originally Posted by Elonwen
Hi,
I suspect that I have PD (29/f), but I'm unsure because of the nature of the symptoms. I have no tremor. Most prominent symptom is progressive rigidity of the neck and shoulder muscles.
Is it common to present with rigidity as the main symptom?
I suspect PD also because of loss of smell, poor balance, and difficulty moving. I've had these symptoms for 3+ years.
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Hi,
Rigidity is one of the cardinal symptoms, usually accompanied by a slowness or absence of movement and to begin with usually just affecting one side of your body.
Do you find when you walk you aren't swinging one arm or not as much as the other?
Do you think you have a slowness or clumsiness when doing things like brushing your teeth or clapping?
Tremor is what a lot of people associate with PD but not present in all.
I don't know statistically the number of pts are that do or do not have tremor.
Like Nan said in her posting see a neurologist and or MDS.
Best wishes.