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when you loose funtion

slbale
slbale
Hi There
wanted to as if when you loose function in a limb do you generally also loose feeling or do you sometimes keep feeling but not be able to use a hand so well for example
bleedinblue
bleedinblue
For me it's my right side (hand, arm and leg) the more numb it becomes the worse I feel. I am lucky it comes and goes.
Anne8
Anne8
For me, the left is affected. Also I would say it comes & goes, depending on the time of day/tiredness. I have less feeling than on the right.
freefrompain2015
freefrompain2015
For me it's on the left side. As the numbness gets worce so does everything else and it leads to less function. The last attack the first was increaced numbness.
lorrieonline
lorrieonline
I haven't thought about this a lot but I'm pretty sure losing feeling and function go hand in hand for me. My left side is the worst. Have to say that the Classical Stretch exercises I'm doing are increasing my mobility though. I never thought a 23-25 minute program would do so much for me. It's free and on PBS here twice on week days and I love it.

My left leg always dragged and would knock over the bath mat every single time I got out of the shower but I'm able to swing that leg up over the mat and have it stay in place rather than knock it on the floor! It's a great test for me and proof that exercise does help. I hope we all continue to press onward for better days. On classical stretch, Miss Miranda explains how the muscles we don't use atrophy.... so it's not just about MS, it's about the 650 muscles in our body that we just don't put into action each day, unless we do purposeful exercise. Even my feet are getting stronger! So, I'd say, yoga, or stretching, but I have a lot of faith in the Classical Stretch program. It's free!! Why not give it a try?
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