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Join Date: Aug 2006
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Grand Magnate
Join Date: Aug 2006
Posts: 4,440
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High Arches
People who have CMT can have high arches or flat feet. A CMTer can also have one high arch and the other foot is flat. I believe it is which muscles are involved. Also, the general population can have high arches or flat feet. Just because a person has high arches does not mean that you have CMT. It also can affect your hands and lower arms. In certain types, your diaphragm and/or vocal cords, etc. A good neurologist who is an expert in CMT would be the doctor to see.
CMT symptoms can become evident when you are young, old, or in-between or not be that evident at all.
Much is not known about CMT even though it is the most common inherited neuromuscular disease. It is a complicated syndrome and it's often misdiagnosed as polio, Frederick's Ataxia, MS, MD, etc.
There are now about 50 kinds of CMT that have been identified. And there is no end in sight. There is also around 20 plus types that can now be identified thru DNA blood testing.
CMT symptoms vary greatly even within the same family. CMT is for the most part inherited and the type that one family member has is the type that others in the family will have if they are affected.
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