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I have not been diagnosed with Parkinsons,but reading some of these comments has me worried, I have had a sore stiff neck, head,arms.

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For almost a week now, I,ve had neck pain, which has moved to include, back of head, down spine, and into my right shoulder, and arm, It hurts so bad I can't sleep, or roll over without extreme pain. I am thinking of going to insta Care after work today, I am so tired, but can't lay down to sleep, even sitting up with pillows and ice pack don't help much. I am very worried.

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not Parkinson's

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JohnPepper

Hi Duhbadoo. I agree with RoyProp. But we are not doctors and you should consult a doctor and take it from there. It could be a very simple problem.

Good Luck

John

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cabbagecottage

I have the same thing and haven't got Parkinsons , the GP once told me I have cervical spondylosis .. but John also had the same problem log before his Parkinsons diagnosis , once he started taking it improved .

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cabbagecottage

GP told me to get some massage .. if I had time I would lol

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Duhbadoo

Thanks everyone, I sent my doctor a message, I will see what she says.

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poppybhatia

Do simple yoga exercises

Hi Duhbadoo, Sorry to hear you are in the grip of pain on top of everything else . You just don't need it. There's an article in a Parkinson's Disease Foundation publication entitled Pain. It explains a lot about it. I don't know if this will get you there but give it a try:

pdf.org/en/pain_pd.

I'm struggling with pain right now in the lower back and I'm working on it from my GP before I go to the Parkinson's nurse. I agree with you, the night times are pretty bad.

I went to the GP with lower back pains saying I needed a knee repacement as I believed my gammy left knee was throwing my back out and leading to pain and so on. I had had an orthopaedic consultation and they said a replacement was about the only thing they could do. The GP said it was too soon after that consultation to apply for a replacement as I'm still fairly mobile but that I should definitely keep my 3-monthly appointment with the oncologist who treated my prostate cancer two years ago. This is the bit I didn't like, she said the pains could be due to the presence of cancer in the back which with prostate patients is a likely target if it begins to spread again. On top of that my last PSA (prostate cancer blood test) was slightly elevated so I definitely need to check this. That's all happening this week.

Have you tried pain killers? They might give you some temporary relief.

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racerCP

dhubadoo, don't worry....IstaCare is not the right place to go. Go to a orthopaedic specialist who will look at your back and get you back to shape. it usually takes some time but you will be fine.

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MichaelOM

Could be lots of things. Go to a doctor now.

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