stiffness

  1. Clearwater AL

    Weird symptom

    I have a somewhat new symptom I wonder if any others with diagnosed PLS have experienced. I take 60 mgs of Baclofen (20 mgs x 3 daily) for spasticity. Recently I’ve noticed a little more weakness and stiffness in my legs but now, hard to explain or put into words... I ‘feel’ them all the time...
    • Clearwater AL
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    • Forum: Primary lateral sclerosis
  2. P

    I am scared I have ALS! Please Help

    Hello! My name is Ray. I am having some serious symptoms and have been terrified that they could be ALS. I have twitching in my foot, which started a few months back and has gotten worse over time. Now this twitching is fairly constant, even upon awakening in the morning. Within the last couple...
    • pager27
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    • Replies: 75
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  3. C

    Questions on ALS symptoms

    I've read all of the stickies and many threads and am so impressed at the level of knowledge and support. I thank all the answerers for their time and insights. I have a 40% grip strength reduction on the left and clinical weakness 4+/5 in my left bicep on exam, duration 5 weeks (weakness could...
    • chuckstr
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    • als als symptoms arm clinical emg heaviness increase mri muscle muscles neurologist pain problems questions shoulder stiffness support symptom symptoms umn weakness
    • Replies: 44
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  4. I

    Im back. Very scared & need imput!

    Its Mike I originally posted back in sept. I had the following symptoms: Percieved weakness right side, twitching right side, stiffness in right forearm and eye twitches. In August I had an MRI of the brain and spine, blood work and thyroid looked at all of which was fine. Everyone here was...
    • ironmike
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    • back brain cramps emg eye mri muscles scared stiffness symptoms twitches twitching weakness work
    • Replies: 1
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  5. P

    Ques about UMN and stiffness/spasms

    I have a very basic question. I understand that stiffness, spasms, spascity all to be a part of UMN. So if you are having spasms and you tell the dr this, how come he/she indicates a clean exam? (i.e, no UMN symptoms). Does the dr. have to SEE it? More specifically, in my case, my...
    • Pyrs
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    • burning locked in muscle pain spasms stiffness symptoms test umn
    • Replies: 3
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  6. E

    Didn't want to be 'that guy'

    But here I am.... doing the thing I swore I wouldnt do, post a 'do i have als' thread.... im a 36 yr old male.... pretty good health.... last late summer/fall i started to occasionally get numb toes on the right side of my body but i didnt think much of it... until the day after halloween, i...
    • Energy1
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    • Replies: 22
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  7. W

    hand/ankle onset...

    For about a year now ive hand weird symptoms involving my hand, which includes self-loosening grip when i play video games, and a twitch invthe thumb area whenever i lean on tht arm. i cant explain the feeling but thehand has been off for a decent time now. ive been to several docs for this, and...
    • weirdhands
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    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  8. L

    Finally seeing neuro! young man praying for good report.

    Hey guys, ive been posting here a while and have been trying to figure out what has been the cause of my symptoms. All of them ive elarborated in my previous posts. After having my cpk redone, it has gone down from 500+ to 329, somewhat normal range. However, a doctor ive seen before and saw me...
  9. L

    Constant jaw pain, left-sided stiffness

    Hello everyone - I have posted here before (quite some time ago), but I'm still having some doubts/concerns. I know ALS is exceedingly rare at my age (let alone any age), but I'm starting to have a hard time believing that my symptoms could be anything other than early ALS or MS. Symptoms...
    • Lanebryer
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    • Replies: 6
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
  10. D

    Update..support/advice.

    Hi, I have posted here before, 41 yr old f. It has been 13 months since I first started having symptoms. Just to give some background when I first posted I had been sick with a virus then infection and then had the following occur : - initial sudden both leg weakness - then left hand...
    • Debd4l
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    • Replies: 12
    • Forum: Could this be ALS?
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