muscles

I'm just going to keep this short as I'm already 99% sure I have ALS and just want someone to confirm that my hands look like split hand syndrome. My symptoms started back in June of this year when I was pregnant with my son. I started to have random twitches all over which I still have today...

Hi all, I've had widespread twitching for quite a while but know by now that twitching is non-specific. Some other symptoms have come up however that have been causing me more concern. Some of my muscles, including obliques (both sides), calf muscles and foot arch have been feeling 'crampy', so...

my ALS started with poore balance. i tripped, fell etc. no power loss at all. emng was ok, mri ok, nobody knew. to be honest after few years, they looked at few main muscles in 2016 which were ok. but i fell all the time. can it be: 1. certain group of muscles are affected, so balance is...

I posted this on the general forum, but thought it was more appropiate for this site... Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is...

Hello, My father was diagnosed with PLS a few months ago and has been experienced symptoms for more than 2 years. I wanted to ask you all about experiences with speech therapy. My father's speech is unaffected yet and his lung function and breathing are perfect as by the latest tests, done...

Hello everyone, I Am brand new to this forum but I would like to take a minute to say thank you all so much for what you are doing to provide support for PALS, CALS and people like myself who are seeking knowledge and peace of mind. I cannot say that I understand all that you're going through...

I'm back looking for a little help from you smart helpers. I had a recent visit with my neuro. She did a EMG and Concentric needle examination. Some things from her summary: All nerve conduction studies are normal. The concentric needle examination found quite a few abnormalities. Too many to...

My husband started out with a weird sensation in the middle of his back with mild pain starting around August. He also started to get numbness and tingling all down the left side of his body. He had 3 MRI’s done and there weren’t any lesions (he was being tested for MS) but did show a very small...

Hi.. This is not my first time here but I had hoped I wouldn’t be back but I am so I will post what is happening now. So in 2017 because of some leg twitching I went to neuro and had clinical exam and 2 different emgs that all came back fine/normal. I should also state that I do have health...

First I'd like to say I know this is just a discussion forum and nobody on here are qualified to diagnose, however I know that a lot of people are very well educated on ALS and can help mentally. Basically, my symptoms seem to be weakness in both arms mainly from my elbow to my shoulder, the...