vivi
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Hi!
My husband developped foot drop on the right leg about a year ago and since then he's been limping. He recently got that brace which holds his foot together and helps in walking. His gait got much better with this help. But his right thighs are still week. On the left leg everything seems fine except hi can't stand on his toes. He also had leg crumps, started 4-5 years ago, maybe even longer, especially at night times the crumps were quite bad. Just recently he went to an acupunture clinic, and after a few weeks of treatment most of the pain gone and the crumps have gone completely. He has no problems with bowel, or any other part of the body. He went to see a neurologist last week, who said it could be either a root nerve damage, or ALS. He has to go back in 3 month time for another test.
He had MRI, (but was only looked at at this stage by a reumatologist as where we live no neurologit are available.) He couldn't find anything on the MRI.
I read that nerve damage could be also form bad posture and habitual leg crossing. And til now he didd sit all the time and for long period of time with leg crossed.
Does these symptoms sound like ALS?
My husband developped foot drop on the right leg about a year ago and since then he's been limping. He recently got that brace which holds his foot together and helps in walking. His gait got much better with this help. But his right thighs are still week. On the left leg everything seems fine except hi can't stand on his toes. He also had leg crumps, started 4-5 years ago, maybe even longer, especially at night times the crumps were quite bad. Just recently he went to an acupunture clinic, and after a few weeks of treatment most of the pain gone and the crumps have gone completely. He has no problems with bowel, or any other part of the body. He went to see a neurologist last week, who said it could be either a root nerve damage, or ALS. He has to go back in 3 month time for another test.
He had MRI, (but was only looked at at this stage by a reumatologist as where we live no neurologit are available.) He couldn't find anything on the MRI.
I read that nerve damage could be also form bad posture and habitual leg crossing. And til now he didd sit all the time and for long period of time with leg crossed.
Does these symptoms sound like ALS?