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08-20-2015, 04:52 PM | #1 | ||
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I had PT tell me I didn't have PN today just because I could tell the difference between a blunt and sharp pencil with my eyes closed .. would someone like to humourme and explain to me why that is or isn't possible ?
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"Thanks for this!" says: | DejaVu (08-22-2015) |
08-20-2015, 10:56 PM | #2 | ||
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I can tell the diff and I have sfn
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08-21-2015, 06:41 AM | #3 | ||
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--that's any sort of objective criteria at all.
It's certainly possible to have types of neuropathy that would enable you to tell them apart--you may have neuropathy involving other nerves than the ones that distinguish between mechanical touch stimuli (which is only one type of sensory nerve). I've never had anything problematic with my mechanical touch receptors, but I certainly had a documented small-fiber neuropathy. It was my pain and temperature receptors that were damaged. I wouldn't think a PT would be much of an expert on neuropathy anyway. |
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08-21-2015, 08:15 AM | #4 | |||
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There are 4 types of afferent fibers in the periphery... any one or several, may be affected, and all people differ.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/cv.html Each has a different function.
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08-22-2015, 05:34 AM | #5 | ||
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I haven't even had that or a nerve conduction test , and my muscles do not respond at all to rehab i.e. the joints just get worse because of the added strain caused by lack of response . It seems now also after a recent PT exam I have Hyper mobility Syndrome too . My feet too are swollen constantly and purplish which I am trying to argue is possible PN , while my shrink / doc say otherwise because I'm not weight bearing ( I am disabled ) and because of the fact they think I have delusional disorder / belief of Ehlers Danlos( look up DSM 5 - long stry ) . With this new PT evidence however that can no longer be the case as HSM/JSM is an underlying feature of EDS and by some considered the same. In meantime I'm tying to find any excuse I can to show I have pn so I can prove that they rehab they 're trying to force me to do as inpatient would not only having no effect ,because of unresponsive muscle , but also be dangerous due to the added strain. |
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08-22-2015, 07:06 AM | #6 | ||
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I don't see how a physical therapist is qualified to determine if someone has neuropathy or not.
I have neuropathy all over my body, even my face. I can feel everything that is touching me and even things that aren't touching me Seriously, my biopsy shows significant damage, but I can feel every object being poked at me every time. The only thing I have an issue with is that sometimes cold feels like hot and vice versa. When the doctors first thought that my neuropathy was due to cervical herniated disks and sent me for PT, it made me much worse. My muscles were in spasm and the exercises were not helpful at all. In fact, they exacerbated my issues every time I went. It was later figured out as the neuropathy spread down my legs that it wasn't due to herniated disks so I stopped even thinking about therapy and I do what I can do at home. When I was in the hospital at Columbia Pres, the physical therapist and occupational therapists evaluated me and didn't recommend pt because they could clearly see that I could not move in certain ways with out causing terrible flares of pain. |
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