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My neurologist recently increased my Tizanidine rx because the spasticity in my legs is getting worse. I have terrible pain in my legs almost constantly. I am now up to 2mg 3-4 times per day. I still work so I have to stay awake and alert. I was wondering, for those with spasticity problems...

I went to an orthopedic surgeon about my shoulder today. She was shocked at the weakness in my shoulder during the clinical exam. She asked whether I had had a muscle biopsy to check for myositis or if I had been tested for metabolic disorders. (No to each question, I tried and failed to this...

I'm currently 6 months into the diagnostic process. Without going into all the details, I have mostly UMN symptoms at this point. When symptoms started, my creatine kinase (CK) levels were 328, well outside the normal range but not sky high like 10,000 as can be seen in polymyositis. Since...

Hi again, just to briefly reintroduce my story, I have had several EMGs in recent months. Some were normal, others were not. I have had classic UMN symptoms - hyperreflexia (4+), spasticity, heavy legs, pain... Here is a summary of my "worst" EMG, of my arms back in November: EMG of my arms...

To briefly summarize previous posts, I have been experiencing neuromuscular symtpoms since September. Hand tremors, dirty EMG of arms (chronic and acute denervation), hyperreflexia (4+) of knee reflex, spasticity, ankle clonus, but no Babinski sign. My two most recent EMGs of legs have been...

I hope I'm posting in the right forum. I'm in the diagnostic process, still working, but have been told that I definitely have UMN symptoms. I am currently taking 4mg Tinazidine in the AM and at bedtime. My question is, my leg tightness is progressing rapidly and is quite painful at times...

It's 3:30 AM here, I've been awake for 2 hours because of leg pain / spasms, so maybe this is just me in a bad mood. My question is this: When do you know when it's time to just "wait and see"? I've had every test possible over the last 4 months, different results on 4 EMGs, definite findings...

This is my first post. I apologize in advance for its length. Any feedback would be appreciated... I'm 41 and have been a runner my whole life. This summer, I noticed that I was having to stop in the middle of runs to re-stretch my calves. Other than that, I felt fine. I just chalked it up...