according to my neurologist - I have sfsn. but I see also muscle loss in my feet.
Do any of you have the same phenomena?

thanks

In what way do they seem to have loss? There are not many muscles in the feet, and the few we have are not large to begin with. Most are in the soles.

Can you explain further?

As adults age, there can be muscle loss all over the body, called sarcopenia. This can be visible in the hands and feet.

http://www.unm.edu/~lkravitz/Article...arcopenia.html

I seem to need BIGGER shoes as I age, not smaller ones, sigh.

I have both small and large fiber hereditary neuropathy, and it does cause muscle loss in my feet and lower legs. Do you know what is the likely cause of your neuropathy?

Same here.

my neuropathy is eighter toxic or idiopathic. I can see that my soles are thinner then they used to be.
I have my neuropathy now for more then 6 years and I would like to know if it is common in neuropathies.
for the CMT question: - I have never checked for genetic neuropathy.

even though I have thinner soles - I need bigger shoes. ?????

I'm only 55 and still young for muscle loss due to age. (i think).

I wondered where have you been lately....

Did you read the link? Sarcopenia begins in the 4th decade...

Inactivity, disease processes, advance it.

When nerves malfunction, the signals to and from them change.
For example, proprioception nerves tell the brain what the body is doing. If the brain stops sending signals, the muscles stop
working.

There are autoimmune connections to muscle as well. For those with autoimmune antibodies, the neuromuscular junction may be affected.

There have even been studies to show quality protein can stave off sarcopenia. Studies on Whey protein show older patients who use this amino acid supplement show less muscle changes/loss with age.

Muscle atrophy beyond age related sarcopenic loss should be brought to the attention of your doctor. It may change your diagnosis.

Perhaps you should get some genetic testing? I don't recall if you have done that before?

Well, I just turned 50 this week, and while I have had clumsiness, high arches, and numbness all of my life, the deterioration has really accelerated in the past 5 or 6 years. I have the thinning that you describe, as well as some contracting of the foot, loss of control over moving most of my toes, with sharp pains and weakness in the ankles. I use a cane or hiking pole most of the time for safety, I don't need support to much as balance and something to help me on curbs and uneven ground. How are you on steps? Stairs are the worst, nearly impossible by the end of the day. Some idiopathic neuropathies are actually hereditary. Do you have any family history of similar symptoms?

I have sharp pain in my ankles and just happen expectantly. My ankles swell up and sometimes it takes weeks to be able to sort of walk normally on the ankle. The doctors cannot understand what is wrong and said they have not seen that before.