I have a closed thread about atrophy in my gastrocnemius.
Here is my story until now.
May of 2017, tore gastroc. At PT they thought it seemed neurologic and their hypothesis was that the tear was secondary to existing atrophy that I had not noticed. My toe taps on the affected leg were...
atrophy
back
biopsy
brain
chair
denervation
early
emg
healing
hyperreflexia
mnd
mri
muscle
muscle biopsy
muscle wasting
progression
questions
shortness of breath
story
tests
work
So, I am not here for twitching. I never suspected ALS until my PT mentioned needing to see neurology/ortho for a muscle biopsy.
I tore my gastrocnemius in May. It is not healing. Not responding to PT. I have lost an inch of muscle mass in the last 5 weeks in that calf. I was told...