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harry12

Muscle weakness/atrophy

Hi all ☺️ Recently had a private neuro appt and she pointed out some right leg/calf atrophy. Since she's said it, it's all I can focus on! It's very obvious once pointed out. I also hunted down a neuro physio- he got me to do some right leg agility based exercises and at one point I felt like my knee was going to buckle so there's some obvious weakness. I guess the question is, can this weakness/atrophy be reversed? Has anyone had any luck with the help of a physio and if so how long did it take?
@MsHackney

Hello Yes I had awful muscle weakness and loss of sensation on my left lower leg. I already was pretty strong through a lot of Pilates and running that before my diagnosis last year I didn't realise this and was totally overloading my right hip - my relative fitness masked the weakness. Since my diagnosis I have seen a neuro physio and sticking religiously to her exercises have regained balance and strength. Doing exercises every day I noticed a difference in a couple of weeks. I am now training for London marathon pretty much pain free. I still do the exercises from physio.

@harry12

I honestly didn't realise how bad the weakness was until the neuro physio tested me. I couldn't push back on my right leg at all! He's given me very basic small exercises that I'm doing every day and I'm surprised how taxing it actually is on my right leg. I have a one month time frame to try and rebuild some strength and muscle atrophy (if atrophy can be reversed) so may be pushing it. That's fantastic to hear that you've had good progress and best of luck with the London marathon ☺️