Howard,

I agree with girija about the stress, yoga stretches and other calming activities - well about everything she said. I've also had neck surgery and back problems that luckily responded very well to the shots. Things can get pretty confusing about what's causing what when there are disc and other muscle problems. I gained back a good bit of the movement loss and eliminated most of the pain after treating these other problems.

My PD is just getting to where I have pretty severe postural instability and gait problems. I don't think DBS is recommended for these symptoms alone, or at least it doesn't help with balance [charlie correct me if mistaken please], so that leaves her med regimen to be fine tuned.

It's upsetting to be in pain and to feel like you could fall, which produces stress and the resulting cycle can perpetuate things. Glad to hear she is in physical therapy. This can help a lot.

wishing her improvement,
paula