John T....my brother passed in December without ever trying my natural l-dopa or changing his diet. He stuck to his old diet to the end .....even though he knew his diet had alot of influence on his symptoms. We had all the same symptoms. Before we went to Ohio to see him the last time I had very hard physical exertion all day and was staying up late to put up beans. My shoulder began to writhe in sympathy with my pain I guess while I was finishing up before finally going to bed. When we were with Larry , he was having pain and his one shoulder started writhing....all I could think off was that it was just one more thing we shared in common (but I took tincture and mine went away) We also shared phantom arm on the same side. Diet and non-chemical treatments are all that I will do. So far I am doing well , even though I know my symptoms have progressed over the last four years...they are still controlled, just have to take more tincture than I used to. Plus homemade fermented papaya , diet and exercise, sunshine too. ..will far pass any drugs man can come up with. God is good Have a blessed day