Is muscle wasting ALS Are progressive muscular atrophy and ALS the same thing

Progressive amyotrophy is generally not ALS, but if you do not take active measures**, ALS may develop. Progressive muscular atrophy can lead to muscle and bone weakness, as well as numbness and insomnia. It is necessary to go to the neurology department of the hospital for laboratory tests and imaging tests to check whether there are neuronal lesions.

Free radical scavengers**, such as edaravone, can be used as directed by your doctor to help improve nervous system function and slow the progression of the disease. Muscle wasting is one of the clinical manifestations of ALS, and not all muscle wasting is ALS. First of all, ALS is an amyotrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome, mainly after the injury of upper motor neuron and lower motor neuron, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the ball, limb trunk, chest and abdominal muscles, ALS is a gradual aggravation process, and even the muscles of the whole body gradually atrophy, and finally cause difficulty swallowing, difficulty breathing, and eventually death.

There are many other causes of muscle atrophy, such as disuse atrophy, so muscle atrophy cannot be said to be ALS, but ALS can definitely cause muscle atrophy.

A lot of muscle wasting is due to disuse, and you can** you don't have to worry too much about it. It is best to consult a doctor for specific cases. I'll explain it to you and you'll understand.

There are two types of muscle atrophy**: neurogenic amyotrophy and myogenic amyotrophy.

Neurogenic amyotrophy: You can interpret it as a malfunction of the machine that gives the command to move or a malfunction of the conduction process, resulting in the gradual atrophy of the muscles without use. It is also known as disuse muscle atrophy because there is nothing wrong with the muscles themselves.

Myogenic amyotrophy: The machine itself that moves malfunctions.

ALS (amyotrophic lateral sclerosis), a motor neuron disease in which neurons are damaged. Hence due to .

However, even ordinary people will cause some muscles to atrophy due to poor posture, such as the "mouse hand" that we often refer to now, and some muscles (around the middle finger and index finger) are overused, which can lead to the gradual atrophy of the surrounding muscles, and the arm will be numb all night, making it difficult to complete the daily fine hand work.

First, ALS patients may not be able to hold chopsticks in their hands in the early stage of the disease, and they will be accompanied by symptoms such as falling for no reason while walking, and some ALS patients may also show hoarseness in the early stage, which can easily be mistaken for a common cold, because the disease does not have any other special symptoms in the early stage. If you have some understanding of ALS and have the above symptoms, it is best to go to the neuromuscular surgeon in the hospital to do electromyography and check the speed of nerve conduction and MRI, which can effectively determine whether the patient has ALS.

Second, if the patient does not go through the system in the early stage of the disease, then it may develop obvious limb weakness in a short period of time, and may even have muscle atrophy. It should be noted that patients must not be overworked, need proper rest, otherwise it is likely to aggravate the condition, at this time the patient can go to the hospital's ** department to do physiotherapy or do massage is very good for the body, the important thing is to follow the doctor's instructions, regular review.

Thirdly, if the disease enters the middle stage, then the patient should not be able to take care of himself at this time, the hands and feet will be severely weak, and the muscles will also be atrophied in a large area, and the patient may not be able to hold chopsticks or dress himself or walk by himself, and even speaking has become a problem.

Fourth, when the disease enters the terminal stage, the patient's limbs are almost completely weak, and there is a serious difficulty in speaking, at this time, the patient should eat by tube feeding, otherwise it is likely to cause the patient to suffer from aspiration pneumonia, if the disease is further aggravated, it is likely to cause the patient's breathing to become a very difficult thing.

ALS will have muscle atrophy at any period, but the degree of muscle atrophy will not be the same, so once there is key activity, such a disease must cooperate with the doctors in the hospital to do this kind of training to slow down the progression of muscle atrophy.

I think everyone must know the Ice Bucket Challenge, the Ice Bucket Challenge is a popular sport this year, especially many celebrities have participated, and they do this activity for a disease, called ALS. There are not many people in our team who have ALS, and ALS people are common motor neuron disease. We see many patients suffering from the disease, which has brought great harm to the patients, and there are often people who confuse this disease with muscle atrophy, so patients need to clearly understand the types and symptoms of ALS in order to help patients deal with the symptoms as soon as possible**.

ALS is a common name for a group of motor neuron diseases, because the patient's motor nerve cells are invaded, the patient's muscles will gradually atrophy and weakness, and even paralyze, and the body will seem to be gradually frozen. Because the sensory nerves are not damaged, the disorder does not affect the person's intelligence, memory, or sensation.

ALS is still unknown, and there are very few people who may be related to heredity and genetic defects. In addition, some environmental factors, such as genetics and heavy metal poisoning, may cause motor neuron damage. There is also a possibility that the trouser chain is the accumulation of neurotoxic substances, and glutamate accumulates between nerve cells, which can cause damage to nerve cells over time.

Muscle atrophy is not a condition of ALS, but can be caused by damage to simple muscles or damage to local muscle-nerve joints and the nerves innervating muscles, such as lower limb muscles, due to pain, numbness, and atrophy caused by lumbar disc herniation compressing nerve roots. ALS, on the other hand, affects upper and lower motor neurons due to the hardening of the lateral cords, which is not limited to local, which is the difference in the site of occurrence of the two.

Secondly, in terms of symptoms, muscle atrophy is simply the inflexibility of damaged muscles, thinning and weakness, etc., while ALS will first appear clumsiness of the fingers, and later affect the muscles in many parts of the body, including severe atrophy of the ventilator.

Third, the effect of muscle atrophy is generally better, and after exercising including removing some damage, it can restore function and local muscle strength, while the effect of ALS is generally not particularly ideal.

Muscular dystrophy is one of the clinical manifestations of ALS, and not all muscle atrophy is ALS.

First of all, ALS is a muscular atrophic lateral sclerosis syndrome, mainly due to the damage of upper motor neurons and lower motor neurons, resulting in gradual weakness and atrophy of the ball, limbs, trunk, chest and abdominal muscles, ALS is a gradual aggravation process, and even the muscles of the whole body gradually atrophy, and finally cause difficulty swallowing, dyspnea, and eventually death.

There are many other causes of muscle atrophy, such as disuse atrophy, so muscle atrophy cannot be said to be a kind of ALS, but ALS will definitely cause muscle atrophy.

ALS may present with atrophy over 5 years, ALS syndrome or motor neuron disease is characterized by muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, most patients are between the ages of 40 and 50 years, and the natural history may be 5 to 10 years. Some people take longer, so most neuronal muscle atrophy occurs early in the course of the disease. For example, the thenar muscle is the muscle that supports the palm, or the muscles of the upper limbs are atrophied, or the muscles of the lower limbs are atrophied, and even the tongue muscles are getting smaller and smaller.

ALS is the biggest feature of motor neuron disease is muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, most patients have an onset age of 40-50 years old, and the natural history may be 5-10 years, and some people have a longer time, so most neurons have muscle atrophy very early when they start the disease. For example, the thenar muscle, which is the muscle that supports the palm, or the muscles of the upper limbs are atrophied, or the muscles of the lower limbs are atrophied, and even the tongue muscles become smaller and smaller, and the tongue muscles are constantly trembling, these patients need to be screened for diseases.

Therefore, muscle atrophy appears relatively early, and some people have very severe muscle atrophy in half a year to a few months. If young and middle-aged people have muscle atrophy, especially the upper limbs and palm muscles, or the glossopharyngeal muscles and tongue muscles, tongue shrinkage and tremor, they must go to the neurology department for screening. The incidence of ALS is not very high, not all muscle atrophy is a very dangerous disease, ALS is a group of motor neuron diseases, the cause and mechanism of the current onset are unknown, most of them have a family genetic background.

There is no specific method, the main type is amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, which is characterized by gradual muscle atrophy and muscle weakness, the body is like gradually freezing and losing the ability to live autonomously, but the person is always awake, from the discovery of symptoms to atrophy and death is about 2-6 years, and finally because of the gradual decline of speech, breathing, and swallowing functions, until death from respiratory failure.

ALS is a neurological disease that is difficult to treat in medicine, which has many adverse effects on the life and health of patients. Therefore, everyone is more concerned about the **way, how should ALS be**?

ALS can be used in a different way, and drugs are used for patients with stiff muscles and limited mobility. ALS is caused by damage to neurons, and many patients lose control of certain parts of the body due to nerve damage, and the joints become stiff and involuntarily spasm. Due to the loss of control of the nerves around the mouth, the mouth cannot be closed and drooling frequently.

For this part of ALS, anti-stimulant drugs and muscle-loosening drugs can be used to relieve symptoms.

Some ALS patients have swallowing dysfunction and require surgery**. Swallowing dysfunction is a condition in which the patient chokes on eating or drinking, and in severe cases, cannot swallow on his own. It is easy to cause symptoms of malnutrition and anemia, and patients will also have the risk of suffocation, and it is easy to die suddenly.

Therefore, a gastric tube should be surgically inserted to help the patient eat and ensure normal body function.

People with ALS may also have breathing obstruction, difficulty breathing, and inability to breathe involuntarily. Therefore, this part of ALS patients need long-term oxygen inhalation** to ensure that the oxygen in the body and blood is sufficient to maintain normal body functions. If you do not want to stay in the hospital for a long time**, it is recommended to use a home ventilator to help the patient with oxygen**.

ALS cannot be cured in its current medical state. The cause of the disease is also unknown. The current technology can only solve the progress of muscle atrophy. There is no definitive solution to the disease.

ALS is a common name for a group of motor neuron diseases, the patient's muscles gradually atrophy and weakness to paralyzed, after the diagnosis, they must cooperate with the doctor**, can acupuncture massage**, and usually strengthen the exercise of body functions.

Suggestions: People with ALS should have a light diet, do not eat greasy, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits and a high-protein diet, and pay attention to cold protection and warmth. Maintain a good mindset and improve the quality of life.