ok.. the pain from the muscle cramping finally got hard enough that i am headed to a pain clinic. it has been suggested by a fellow parkie that i may have dystonia. i know nothing about this condition and i am looking for some insight.

questions:

is it a condition seperate or a part of pd?
if seperate, is it created by having pd?
is it progressive?
how is it treated? i have heard by steroids, botox?
do these treatments harbor bad side effects?
could the symptoms thought to be pd actually been dystonia?
how do they dxd dystonia?

any words of wisdom would be helpful, or tips of what i can do to control or lessen the pain. thanks in advance.