Does multiple sclerosis hurt

Answer 1

Depending on your symptoms, MS can manifest in a myriad of ways that range from physically uncomfortable to downright painful. Symptoms like fatigue and vision loss remain more of an interruption to daily life rather than a painful experience, but the numbness and tingling sensations experienced in the limbs are the symptoms that typically progress into physical pain. The most common painful sensation is a burning pain that affects the legs, usually at night or when the patient is relaxing, and the leg will be sensitive to the touch until the pain subsides. Because the numbness in the limbs leads to decreased physical mobility and activity, joints and muscles can become stiff and uncomfortable. Pain often happens in the neck and shoulder where stiffness is common, but it can also develop in the hips and back joints. There are ways you can help alleviate this type of pain and live ms symptom free, including MS-friendly yoga stretches and physical therapy that focuses on stretching these muscles in order to reduce pain.