IhavePLS
Distinguished member
- Joined
- Apr 17, 2011
- Messages
- 279
- Reason
- DX UMND/PLS
- Diagnosis
- 12/2010
- Country
- US
- State
- Pennsylvania
- City
- SW
Hi to all,
Recognizing that I ask a lot of crazy questions here (and have my share of marginal ideas....), I thought I'd ask the following:
Many of us develop hip, back, neck, shoulder, arm, and hand pain. We don't think of it this way, but over time, PLS has its way of adversely impacting most -- if not all --of a person's body (personally, with exception of thoracic pain, I have all of these -- and most of the time, too).
The Medscape website says the following concerning involvement of other areas (from:
Medscape: Medscape Access
"Axial muscle involvement may result in lower back and neck pain, which may aggravate back or neck pain from other causes (eg, degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis)."
My question is: This suggests that once axial (trunk and spinal) muscles become involved, back and neck pain result. Why does this happen?
My only guess is that the axial muscles must overcompensate for what the legs can no longer do, and they become overworked, resulting in pain/ chronic pain (in my case, from spasm pretty much all over).
What is your interpretation of the above? And your experience - if you don't mind my asking? Thanks!
Mike
Recognizing that I ask a lot of crazy questions here (and have my share of marginal ideas....), I thought I'd ask the following:
Many of us develop hip, back, neck, shoulder, arm, and hand pain. We don't think of it this way, but over time, PLS has its way of adversely impacting most -- if not all --of a person's body (personally, with exception of thoracic pain, I have all of these -- and most of the time, too).
The Medscape website says the following concerning involvement of other areas (from:
Medscape: Medscape Access
"Axial muscle involvement may result in lower back and neck pain, which may aggravate back or neck pain from other causes (eg, degenerative disc disease, osteoporosis)."
My question is: This suggests that once axial (trunk and spinal) muscles become involved, back and neck pain result. Why does this happen?
My only guess is that the axial muscles must overcompensate for what the legs can no longer do, and they become overworked, resulting in pain/ chronic pain (in my case, from spasm pretty much all over).
What is your interpretation of the above? And your experience - if you don't mind my asking? Thanks!
Mike