Sammantha
04-06-2008, 11:42 AM
Hi everyone........... My first question is, did your muscle twitches end up feeling like hearbeats or like someone is poking you over and over........ They can get annoying. I used to have them for long periods of time now they happen just as much but do not last long.
Another question, if you have an UMN element can that cause your muscles to feel like they are being twisted. I have left foot drop but i can still walk, gradually my foot inverted and when i straighten it my leg looks so crooked from the change in my thigh muscles, plus it feels awkward like a rubber band is around it. My right side does not have this stiff or tightening feeling.
When i first started out the neurologist graded my reflexes 1+ then six months later i was asked if i always had brisk reflexes, was i told that as a child or by other doctors. I said no. I read on my report by this other neuro that i had hyperreflexia throughout and that she did not take it as a sign because it was throughout my body?? I then later learned what 1+ reflex means, it means slightly diminished but normal........ Has anyone else experienced that??
Another question, if you have an UMN element can that cause your muscles to feel like they are being twisted. I have left foot drop but i can still walk, gradually my foot inverted and when i straighten it my leg looks so crooked from the change in my thigh muscles, plus it feels awkward like a rubber band is around it. My right side does not have this stiff or tightening feeling.
When i first started out the neurologist graded my reflexes 1+ then six months later i was asked if i always had brisk reflexes, was i told that as a child or by other doctors. I said no. I read on my report by this other neuro that i had hyperreflexia throughout and that she did not take it as a sign because it was throughout my body?? I then later learned what 1+ reflex means, it means slightly diminished but normal........ Has anyone else experienced that??
