Pain?
I’m new to MS, and I’m trying to understand what’s normal. Most people I’ve seen with MS seemed to be in a lot of obvious pain, but I’m not really getting that. For me, it feels more like my muscles keep getting tighter and tighter, and the most pain I get is in my back. Maybe I just don't know what nerve pain feels like. Is this a common experience for anyone else?
I feel this too. I can’t tell what is ms and just my body. At the end of the day, I try to ask myself what the difference would be if I knew the cause. Usually the answer is nothing. If the tightness is really bad and painful there are muscle relaxers but I’m not at that stage yet. I try to stretch every day. My low back and neck are extremely tight.
I get pain in my lower back because of stiffness in the legs that extends to the hip flexors because of wheelchair use. Of course my wheelchair is not the best for those who have SPMS. Though I got the wheelchair to help me while working in the education sector as I could get in and out and put it in the trunk of my car until a day came I could no longer lift my right leg to get in my Ford Freestyle at that time. Lack of mobility is honestly the problem…