I was diagnosed in 2001 and PD first affected the right side of my body and now it started to spread to the left side. And I recently began to experience painful left foot cramp after I walked for a short distance. But strangely enough I did not have such pain on my right foot. My neurologist said it is a kind of "task specific dystonia" as my symptom alleviated after medication. Do anyone of you have such experience? I used to walk a lot without taking medication and I wonder if there is any other therapy (other than taking medication) that could help. Appreciate your advices.

Ling,

I experience something similar -- I get terrible foot pains during my OFFs. I had originally though they were cramps, but no muscles were actually cramping. (strange but true) I later figured out I have Neuropathic Pain - burning-shooting-excruciating pain in the nerve endings of my foot. I can tell when I need to increase my pd meds - the pain increases in frequency. I try to take as low doses as possible, but when I can't stand the pain any more, I know it's time to add some.

good luck

Yep....me too. PD in right side but my left foot does its best to curl up and touch my knee.As we speak I am dealing with terrific pain ..worse at night but now creeping in during daytime.
My fingers too,are very stiff and painful as I type...in fact I am typing almost flat fingered and my left hand is curling quite badly.
SOLUTIONS;
Not a fat lot of use to you as I am not on meds for this dystonia yet...but won`t be long as it is soooooooooooo painful.
Meanwhile...when my husband is home,it only takes a couple of minutes of warm hands and a foot rub to ease it. Have you tried one of those little roller type foot massages or a foot spa. The latter takes a bit more effort to prepare so is perhaps best kept for a pre bedtime wind me down. The roller can be easily dropped to the floor and BINGO!!! I have found the condition responds to gentle manipulation. As with ordinary cramp...if it should strike mid shopping mall when neither of the above are at hand...find a cool floor...off with the shoes and press down toes first,heel off the floor for a few seconds.You might look like you are practising for Swan lake but what the heck...beats the Ministry of Funny Walks any day...

Good luck.x

if you can make sense of this lengthy article, it will help explain the cramping/dystonia or whatever you want to call it.

the way i see it, l-dopa overrides/stimulates the weakened muscles in the leg/hip and until it wears off, i can function somewhat normally. then when it's spent, things (bones, muscles) twist, painfully, back to their dysfunctional, painful positions.....until the next boost .....

does anybody else get this?

http://www.biomech.com/db_area/archi...3-29.bio-.html

Yep, I do in my right foot. I pull my toes (top of foot toward me (upward) and that helps it subside. Good suggestions, Steffi. I like the foot massage.
Good luck, Ling.

Thanks to all of your advices and sharing! Steffi, I will try the foot massages to see if it can work out...once again, Thanks for all

All, I love them - my husband will massage my foot and it feels so good.