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What kind of pain does a person feel in the early phases of Parkinson's?

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What kind of pain does a person feel in the early phases of Parkinson's?

Neal Hermanowicz (Director of the Movement Disorders Program) gives expert video advice on: How does early phase Parkinson's affect the voice?; What are the sexual effects of early Parkinson's?; What emotional problems are common during early phase Parkinson's? and more...

Pain is increasingly recognised as being a feature of Parkinsons disease. Pain against a non-specific symptom, so somebody who has a limb pain does not necessarily develop Parkinsons disease. A frozen shoulder is often a painful symptom, or people may have aching or a vague sense of discomfort in their limbs, which is probably a manifestation of rigidity or this impaired mobility associated with Parkinsons disease that may improve with medication.

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