Muscle weakness
Everyone gets muscle weakness from time to time, but this weakness is usually short-lived. This weakness is removed at rest if it is caused by exhausting effort, or by healing if it is caused by a disease, and muscle weakness may result from a muscle, brain or spinal cord imbalance or interconnections, which causes the person to lose the ability to Muscle contraction is voluntary, if this is the case or if the weakness of the muscles for a long time, then it is caused by a cause of illness.
Causes of muscle weakness
There are several reasons for muscle weakness, including:
Types of muscle weakness
Multiple types of muscle weakness, including the following:
- Initial or real muscle weakness: An inability to perform muscle functions.
- Muscle fatigue: It is the feeling of tiredness and exhaustion when using the muscle.
- Muscle fatigue: It is the fact that the muscle is normal when a person starts a job, but it gets tired quickly, and it wears off after a long time.
How to diagnose muscle weakness
There is usually no clear explanation for muscle weakness, so the doctor asks questions about the patient to help him know how long the muscle has been weakened, what the affected muscles are, the family history of the casualty, and whether he has other symptoms .
During the examination of the weakness of the muscles, the doctor shall also ensure the safety of the reflexes, the sensation and the strength of the muscles. He may also request one or more of the following tests:
- Blood tests: To ensure that there are no infections or other diseases.
- Magnetic resonance image or class image: To examine the internal structure of the body.
- Muscle Planning: So as to test neuronal activity in the muscles.
- Nerve tests: To see if it works well or not.
Treatment of muscle weakness
It treats muscle weakness based on the cause. The treatment also depends on the severity of the symptoms, and treats the weakness of the muscles surgically, pharmacologically or in other ways.
Emergency visit cases
Muscle weakness is not an emergency medical condition, but it is also a sudden onset, or accompanied with any of the following: