Hypertonia in arm... please describe..

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mdf3254

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Hello,

I'm your typical guy freaking out about symptoms one of which I don't quite understand is the symptom of "hypertonia" in upper motor neuron problems.

The reason why I ask is my right arm is tight - it's actually slightly larger than my left arm around my wrist and forearm. My muscles in my arm when I flex them are bigger than my left arm. At rest, I feel that my right arm is more tense.

Is "hypertonia" in ALS pronunced tension and rigidity.. or very slight?

Please comment if you've had this symptom so I can understand if what I have resembles it.

This is my second question here so my apologies for being a pain - it's just that I don't understand what exactly "hypertonia" is in terms of increased muscle tone and stiffness.

Thank you again.

Bob
 
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