Crazybob123
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Hi guys,
i havnt been on here in a while as ive become more comfortable lately with my feet twitching. I have been twitching in the feet now for 7 months and still walk a game of golf etc. Does anyone know if this makes developing something now unlikely being so long???
Ok, i read a post today on instep twitching which reassured me the answer from a neuro is below. It basically says that instep twitching is a common thing?? Have you guys got any opinions on this as it is what bothers me most. Here it is:-
Dear Linda:
Fasciculations are a form of spontaneous muscle contraction which involves small groups of muscle fibers sporadically and irregularly. The have a characteristic appearance on EMG needle examination, along with a random popping sound. Fasciculations are frequently felt and seen as muscle twitches. This, however, is not invariable. Several fasciculations may be visible but not felt, and vice versa. There are several fasciculations that are neither visible nor felt, but may be seen to occur electrically.
Fasciculations, specially in the muscle in the instep of the foot and in the calf, are a normal phenomenon, occuring in the majority of normal individuals sporadically. Fasciculations are a sign of increased excitability of nerve fibers and anterior horn cells in the spinal cord. Repeated fasciculation and cramping may be perceived as a buzzing sensation in the foot.
Fibrillations are very different from fasciculations. They represent spontaneous electrical activity and very feeble contraction of individual muscle fibers. They are NEVER visible clinically, and they are NEVER felt by the individual suffering them. They are detected on EMG examination. They are a manifestation of a muscle fiber losing its nerve supply. Fibrillations do not occur in normal individuals, as a rule.
Fibrillations and fasciculations are not specific for or diagnostic of ALS. Their distribution and other associated abnormalities add up on an EMG examination to suggest the diagnosis.
I append a previous answer, and a link to another similar answer, on fasciculations that you may find relevant.
Good luck!
i havnt been on here in a while as ive become more comfortable lately with my feet twitching. I have been twitching in the feet now for 7 months and still walk a game of golf etc. Does anyone know if this makes developing something now unlikely being so long???
Ok, i read a post today on instep twitching which reassured me the answer from a neuro is below. It basically says that instep twitching is a common thing?? Have you guys got any opinions on this as it is what bothers me most. Here it is:-
Dear Linda:
Fasciculations are a form of spontaneous muscle contraction which involves small groups of muscle fibers sporadically and irregularly. The have a characteristic appearance on EMG needle examination, along with a random popping sound. Fasciculations are frequently felt and seen as muscle twitches. This, however, is not invariable. Several fasciculations may be visible but not felt, and vice versa. There are several fasciculations that are neither visible nor felt, but may be seen to occur electrically.
Fasciculations, specially in the muscle in the instep of the foot and in the calf, are a normal phenomenon, occuring in the majority of normal individuals sporadically. Fasciculations are a sign of increased excitability of nerve fibers and anterior horn cells in the spinal cord. Repeated fasciculation and cramping may be perceived as a buzzing sensation in the foot.
Fibrillations are very different from fasciculations. They represent spontaneous electrical activity and very feeble contraction of individual muscle fibers. They are NEVER visible clinically, and they are NEVER felt by the individual suffering them. They are detected on EMG examination. They are a manifestation of a muscle fiber losing its nerve supply. Fibrillations do not occur in normal individuals, as a rule.
Fibrillations and fasciculations are not specific for or diagnostic of ALS. Their distribution and other associated abnormalities add up on an EMG examination to suggest the diagnosis.
I append a previous answer, and a link to another similar answer, on fasciculations that you may find relevant.
Good luck!
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