Motor neuropathy usually starts in the hands and feet, and can affect the full extension of fingers and toes. In addition to the dexterity problems this obviously causes, it often also has a visual appearance of “clawlike” fingers. The condition is degenerative, getting worse over a period of months and years. Twitching and spasms can also happen in affected limbs. While motor issues associated with peripheral neuropathy usually accompany pain, tingling, and numbness, multifocal motor neuropathy involves no pain (only the motor nerves are affected). Generally, none of the varieties of motor neuropathy are life-threatening, although they can absolutely impact your comfort and quality of life if you suffer from them.
Entrapment Neuropathy: More Than Just Carpal Tunnel!
Two main conditions affect the ulnar nerve: Guyon’s canal syndrome and cubital tunnel syndrome. Guyon’s canal syndrome is almost exactly the same in symptoms as carpal tunnel syndrome (pain and tingling in the palm and first three fingers), but involves a completely different nerve. Guyon’s canal syndrome is caused by pressure on your wrists, often by resting them at a desk or workstation, and is frequently experienced by cyclists due to pressure from the handlebars.
Even Healthy People Can Develop Neuropathy
Diabetes… Lupus… Cancer and chemotherapy… Any of these conditions can lead to peripheral neuropathy… But what you might not realize is that you can develop peripheral neuropathy even if you’re perfectly healthy. Athletes who take part in sports that require consistent overhead movement of the arms (like tennis, baseball, kayaking, volleyball) place a lot of [...]
Lupus – Not a Cookie Cutter Illness
When we hear that someone has lupus, we tend to think of it as one illness… One illness with a very specific set of symptoms… In both cases, we would be wrong. Lupus is a very complex group of illnesses that not only vary by type but also in how they affect individual patients. No [...]
Acute Kidney Failure and Its Deadly Sidekick – Uremic Neuropathy
When you hear the words “acute kidney failure”, what do you think of? Dialysis? Hospitalization? Symptoms too obvious to ignore? Then you might be surprised to learn that acute kidney failure often doesn’t cause noticeable symptoms. Many times it’s detected when the patient is already in the hospital for something else and evidence [...]
One More Symptom of STD’s – Peripheral Neuropathy
If you’ve been diagnosed with one or more of these sexually transmitted diseases: • HIV/AIDS • Genital Herpes (or any one of the large number of herpes-simplex viruses) • Gonorrhea • Syphilis • Chlamydia • Hepatitis B and D • HPV (Human papillomavirus infection) Yes, we said one or more. Because of the way sexually [...]
Peripheral Neuropathy In Your Hands and Feet – More Than Just A “Symptom”
If you have • Diabetes • Cancer (and you’re undergoing chemotherapy) • Shingles • HIV/AIDS And you‘ve noticed that, in addition to the discomfort you expected from your disease, you also have • Swelling in your feet, legs or hands • Muscle cramps in your legs • Changes in your skin and nails • Numbness [...]
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