Hey, Erin. I wasn't too certain what you meant since you said that "I don't think the 2 are NOT associated . . ." Did you mean that you haven't found that MG and pain are associated (in medical journals)? Or that they are? I just wanted to clarify that.

It makes sense the way my neuro puts it. Keeping the spine happy is so key to keeping pain free. What MG does is to make the muscles around the spine weak. That, in turn, can cause all kind of problems with the spine and associated nerves. So keeping those "core" muscles strong is essential (for everyone) to try to keep pain free.

So there's two issues at work regarding pain, as I see it. One, any changes to the spine and how it is aligned can cause pain. Two, muscles that become too weak can be painful from twitching, cramping and spasming. Both are secondary pain issues caused by the primary problem of weak muscles.

I'm fairly pain free on most days. It's usually when I overdo things that I have problems. The back is definitely my biggest problem.

What areas do you have the most pain in? Does anything help? Pain is not fun to live with, so I hope you can get some relief. If you haven't tried physical therapy, it does work wonders.

Annie