#muscle disorders

[neurologyassociatesva]

Characterized by involuntary rhythmic muscle contractions, tremors can affect various parts of the body

Tremors are a common neurological condition that can cause a variety of symptoms, including muscle stiffness, speech abnormalities, and impaired balance. These involuntary shaking movements can significantly impact daily activities and quality of life.

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[neuroticboyfriend]

there's a lot of talk about joint pain in chronic illness communities which like fair, it hurts like a bitch. but shoutout to my fellow spoonies who are painfully incapacitated by things like muscle spasticity and nerve compression. just because people can't see red, swollen, dislocated, or malformed joints doesn't make your pain not real. and extra shoutout to spoonies who deal with all these types of pain, because i know how hard it makes things.

[hydeingpurples]

So much pain and aching. Tourette's can fuck off. Standing up for 6/7/8 hours straight without a break can fuck off. Neck/head tics can fuck off - my neck is hurting so much. Fuck off.

[tumble-tv]

Gotta love The Leg Shakies when I need to get up to take a piss at midnight, and this seemingly simple sidewuest jacks up my heart rate to 150 BPM because I have to:

1. Amy crawl to the bathroom

2. Transfer to the edge of the bathtub so I can transfer to the toilet

3. Do my business

4. Transfer back to the edge of the bathtub so I can get back to the floor

5. Army crawl to my bed again

6. Climb back into bed

All while nearly crying and throwing up in pain and my legs are spasming with any and all muscle movement

[sharksfood]

it’s disability pride month!

i hope those of you who struggle daily someday find solace, i hope those who cannot care for their disability find assistance, i hope those who have recently been diagnosed find peace, i hope those who may be able to cure their disability find a resolution. everyone is worthy and everyone is good, no matter your circumstances, of love and health.

[soysaucevictim]

It's a bit above pay grade (more emotional bandwidth than intellectual understanding).

But been talking abt the age old fandom scenario abt Virgil and anxiety medication. And how there's nuances there depending on which class of medication we're talking about.

Like - talk therapies and serotonergics like SSRIs are better for folks who have more constant/chronic anxiety. And the way they work tends to take months/years to fully become effective (because they're giving your brain some building blocks to make healthier bridges with, aiming to slowly tame your anxiety to becoming more appropriate and manageable).

Benzos are extremely fast acting and potent - and are best used extremely short term and on an as needed basis (i.e. someone w/ acrophobia NEEDING to get on a flight for some reason, kinda deal; tho ideally they should be working on other strategies over time to not need the benzos forever). They're very appropriate for acute episodes of anxiety/panic.

But one of the main risks they pose is addiction, because the withdrawal symptoms can render them completely copeless. And this ramble got me thinking abt an intense what if, "What if c!Thomas is experiencing benzo (or other substance filling that specific need, w/ similar drawbacks) withdrawal? What would Virgil and the others be like?"

[just-an-enby-lemon]

Thinking about the complexities of a "losing your magic" story in a DnD (and similar) scenerio because what it means completly depends of your class. Because while not everyone is born with magic, everyone can have it.

How for a sorcerer losing their magic is genuinally about losing a part of themselfs, to suddently not being able to do something they always did. Losing your magic is like sudently losing a limb or one of your senses. And how besides being always theirs, their magic is ancestral how it can mean losing a connection with a part of their family history.

How for paladins is about morals. About breaking their vows whatever they are, dealing with the fact that they changed or maybe that morals were always way more complicated than they thought they were. (The Oathbreaker subclass changes things but I think it can work if Oathbreaker is one of the ways to embrace the emotional conflict that took your magic). Is almost phylosofical. Is the what makes Thor worthy?

How for druids, clerics and warlocks are different levels of losing a connection. For druids is with nature, with a force beyond their comprehension but that became a part of you for so long and who are you without this feeling? For warlocks is so many things, is losing a boss, a friend, is the price of freedom, is the loss of whatever you had with the sentient being that gave you powers. And for clerics is a mix, is about if their gods are feelings like nature or beings that talk to them, but whatever it is, for clerics, for clerics is a lack of faith. Is about what happens when you doubt your god, when you can't belive it or in it. Is also about what happens when your god doesn't belive in you.

For bards and mages is the loss of a skill. The bards might have the loss of their playing or voice but even if not, even if is just the magic that is gone, well they, just like the mages, studied hard to be abble to do magic. If for a sorcerer is like losing a limb, for them is like waking up in the morning and noticing your accent changed or that you don't speak a language you once did anymore, is trying to ride the same bicycle you used to go to work everyday and noticing you just doesn't know how.

[neurologyassociatesva]

Understanding Myasthenia Gravis: A Guide to Navigating Muscular Weakness

Living with myasthenia gravis requires a collaborative approach to care, often involving a team of healthcare professionals, including neurologists, therapists, and specialized nurses. Leesburg neurologist, Dr. Sarbjot Dulai, can determine if myasthenia gravis is the diagnosis and create a customized treatment plan for this chronic disorder.# myasthenia gravis #muscledisorders #Leesburg neurology #Leesburg neurologist

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[tj-crochets]

Hey y'all! A word of advice about going to a new doctor (this is US-based, but I think might be applicable to more than just that): If they do not ask you for your medical history, that is not a good sign

[jellypawss]

My eeg results came back with no seizure activity, which doesn’t completely rule out my seizures and unfortunately when you get an eeg, they want seizure activity. My next step is an mri and then we see what happens from there!

[try-and-try-and-try-again]

Does melatonin (or any other sleep medication) not work on me or are any positive effects being overridden by chronic pain?

Every single night I am waking up in the early hours with my spine feeling like it’s on fire and my limbs feeling like they are also on fire/being stabbed/squeezed in a vice.

I don’t know how to carry on like this.

[noel-levine-fan]

in a non-magical AU noel would be chronically ill and the doctors cant explain whats wrong with him

[mansplainmanipulatemalewife]

Jean definitely has like 0% body fat his diet consists of cigarettes, amphetamines, and coffee (all appetite suppressants) and he works out entirely in the hope of being too exhausted to think with no regard for his long-term health. Trant however is probably really into both nutrition and physiotherapy because all the fun facts help him relax while he trains so he’s undoubtedly built like a brick shithouse with good, solid, functional muscle.

[chloepleasestopdying]

You know what annoys me? That trope of someone milking their car accident by saying they got whiplash. Because as someone that’s had whiplash? It sucks. I had headaches for months after my accident and have to be careful to not re injury myself pretty much all the time. Even doing stuff like go karts fucked me up for an entire day and that was over two years after the accident.

Soft muscle injuries fucking suck! And can cause a ton of problems that you don’t even know about!

[wizardnuke]

i understand this is like. objectively a wild thing to bitch about when yr average woman wants to lose weight but it is really so fucking bizarre and disheartening to be asked "how are you so skinny how do you do it" by women who are really honestly beautiful and healthy and i am genuinely so jealous of their bodies' ability to maintain some semblance of body fat. i have to say "i wish i weighed more" and they look at me like i'm crazy and then i have to say "every time i manage to gain 5-10lbs i inexplicably get really sick and lose all the weight i gained and it's a vicious cycle of never really feeling healthy" and that's not the answer they want to hear and they still don't understand why i want to gain weight and like. hhhh. makes me sad. i love you you're so pretty and i am chronically ill

[xmcu-fietro]

people with chronic fatigue—how do you manage the fatigue when you have a lot of things to do?

my doctor thinks I may have fibromyalgia but she’s been overall pretty unhelpful/dismissive, and I need a few tips for figuring out how to conserve/boost energy as I finish the semester and prepare for a busy summer. Caffeine doesn't help me because of my ADHD, and sleep rarely helps.

Specifically, is there anything that helps energy while standing up? I don’t have any issues with walking, but when my fatigue/muscle and joint pain/muscle tension flares a lot it makes standing up pretty exhausting, so outside of making myself go to classes when I can I pretty much stay in bed or on the couch as much as possible, but that’s not good for my grades or my mental health.

Any help is appreciated!