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Reduced Sensation Can Have Major Consequences

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Many of us living with multiple sclerosis (MS) are well aware of the experience of losing sensation. This symptom can range from feeling things less acutely, to the masking experience of pins-and-needles, all the way to numbness.

It’s possible to have a sudden shift in sensation from one day to the next, but these changes are usually subtler, and they’re considered common in the progressive stages of the disease.

Like many aspects of my experience with MS, I have found there are knock-on effects of my reduced feeling.

Effects of Foot Numbness Extend to My Shoulder

I am currently working with a team of physiotherapists to correct the knock-ons of my inability to feel (or at least feel well) on my left side. The damage done all the way up to my shoulder blades originated on the bottom of my foot, but I never felt it coming.

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