The Medline site lists the following as symptoms of Parkinson's Disease;
Muscle rigidity, stiffness, difficulty bending arms or legs;
Unstable, stooped, or slumped-over posture;
Loss of balance;
Gait (walking pattern) changes;
Shuffling walk;
Slow movements;
Difficulty initiating any voluntary movement, difficulty beginning to walk, difficulty getting up from a chair;
Small steps followed by the need to run to maintain balance;
Freezing of movement when the movement is stopped, inability to resume movemen;t
Muscle aches and pains (myalgia);
Shaking, tremors (varying degrees, may not be present) characteristically occur at rest, may occur at any time may become severe enough
to interfere with activities, may be worse when tired, excited, or stressed, finger-thumb rubbing (pill-rolling tremor) may be present;
Changes in facial expression, reduced ability to show facial expressions, "mask" appearance to face, staring, may be unable to close mouth,
reduced rate of blinking;
Voice or speech changes, slow speech, low volume, monotone, difficulty speaking;
Loss of fine motor skills, difficulty writing, may be small and illegible, difficulty eating, difficulty with any activity that requires
small movements, uncontrolled, slow movement;
Frequent falls;
Decline in intellectual function (may occur, can be severe);
A variety of gastrointestinal symptoms, mainly constipation.
Medline lists the following additional symptoms that may be associated with Parkinson's:
