Sunday, August 08, 2010
After sitting awhile, when I stand up, my body locks up and I can't move for up to twenty seconds. I just have to stand there as people watch and wonder. There is no pain.
Does anyone have an idea as to what causes this?
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Hi LifeTimeLearner,
Welcome to MS Central. In looking at your profile, you don't say if you have MS or not. There are many possible reasons that your body seems to lock up. Some could be physical and some neurological.
Before getting up after you have been sitting, do you move around a bit? Bend your knees and rotate your ankles? Perhaps getting your body lubricated for movement.
If that doesn't help and the situation is disruptive, I'd certainly consult with your doctor. They would better know the possible reasons for the "locking up" sensation.
Good luck, and let us know how it goes.
Hi Lisa,
It is a miracle I am still here. I have so many diagnosed problems including multiple rare diseases!
When I present to a new doctor they respond, "What is the most important right now."
I have a team of doctors at the State Health Sciences University. But given this excellent team and past teams, I have still have had to figure a number of things out through my own research efforts. When I hit on something, I run it by them and this is why I am still here today.
Three years ago another doctor said I have Parkinson's when I asked him about the "lock ups." The OHSU team disagree but don't know what it is. They think it is neurological but I am already under care in several disciplines. As long as I can still get around, concern is slight.
I can find no forum for someone like me,
so I try different ones like this one. There is a video on here. It shows a loss of balance as a symptom.
I have balance problems, sudden tipping backwards, loss of gait, falling to the right while walking, sudden temporary leg weakness (feels like the ground came up at me). The severity comes and goes. I have been taught to compensate by using proprioceptors when things don't work.
Frequently, when I get out of the car in a parking lot, I struggle to walk the first 100 feet or so then my normal walk kicks in and I can walk anyone into the ground (as long as my balance is good).
Despite all, I am a webmaster, photographer and musician playing several times a week in bands.
LifeTimeLearner