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Trout
I am having problems with my right leg. It does not want to straighten out at the knee when I need to lay down. I have had this problem with my left leg before but the spasms were not nearly as bad as these are and eventually the stiffness went away. Has anyone here ever had this problem of either leg not wanting to straighten and when it does finally go straight it shakes quite a bit. I am 16 years into a complete t7 injury and I can't figure this one out. Any help would be appreciated. I take baclofen each day (80 mg) but the results are not what I need.
longhaul
Hi, I had an operation on my left hip and the Doc couldn't get the leg to lay flat so he cut the tendon and now it lays flat. Do you stretch the tendons?
Trout
QUOTE (longhaul @ Oct 1 2008, 06:16 AM) *
Hi, I had an operation on my left hip and the Doc couldn't get the leg to lay flat so he cut the tendon and now it lays flat. Do you stretch the tendons?


Thanks for the reply Longhaul. Yes I do stretch and both legs stretch out completly during therapy. I am getting over a pressure sore on the right buttock and I am hoping this may be adding to the spasms. My left leg used to do this to a lesser extent but it would always recover and stretch out when I woud lay down. I am going to get this sore completly healed before I get this checked out to rule that out as a reason.
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