jaredbear13
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I am getting so many mixed communications from the internet/everyone on what spasticity is and when you should worry. I had a clean EMG about 3 months ago but the last three weeks, my legs have been in a lot of pain. I get charley horses in both feet and legs. Some days/hours the pain is very minimal and sometimes it hurts. I am able to flex and I am able to relax the muscle but sometimes it is still painful in either position. Somebody please tell me this can be part of BFS or is it BCFS?!I don't think that anyone wants to sort through the hundreds of posts about this. Let's get it squared away. Whether it's good or bad. Some people say you feel no pain with ALS and I read in otber areas that spasticity is part of that. SO confused!
, spastisity is part of ALS when upper (brain) motor neurons are damaged as it causes systemic damage to reflectory pathways causing high tonus of abductor muscles (which are usually equalised by tonus of flexing muscles). Therefore people in which upper motor neurons are damaged first, may have spasiticity. but spasticity is not only a pain but a constant high tonus of abductor muscles causing specific position of the limbs (for hands - fingers crooked, limb angled in the elbow, the arm is also in specific position at the almost right angle to forearm - like in people with child paralysis or after stroke when upper MN are damaged. Legs usually become angled in the knee and distorted aside. And it is practically impossible to change that position. And the pain is significant. And the muscles are rigid.If you have cramps only, it is BCFS and usually it appears that the victim is extremely low on vitamine B and D. Leg cramps are extremely common by the way. After even mild cramp lasting a second you may have residual pain for about a day.my suggestion is to check a) trombogram to be sure your blood is not visocus over normal values b) check vitamine level and ask for proper supplements dose.