pain centered around problem joints?

[heliotrope]

I have spasticity in my legs in the form of tightness. When it gets really bad, I'm starting to notice that the pain is centered around my weakest joints. I am the only one this happens to? Is there anyway to limit the pain?

[BigA]

It's an interesting question. I have not spasticity, but hug in my hands and sometimes legs. It feels like spasticity in that there is tightness. Around certain joints, it's painful.

I think it is just normal osteoarthritis I would have with or without MS made worse by the tightness.

I've learned to live with it but have been contemplating going to an arthritis doctor.

[Aponi]

you are not the only one with this.

When our muscles are tightened, it does tend to pull on joints and so on. Think about a bone/muscle skeleton. If a joint is weak/injured and so on -- and a muscle group gets activated that is near or around it,, it will cause strain on the area, thus pain.
If one also has arthritis, which I do have,, then it not only causes strain/pain/possible inflamation - but causes the joint to have additional issues that in many cases needs adressed.
Having a bone scan can show arthritis and inflamation - those are different than mri's. however a mri can show signs of arthritis as well. Depending on your insurance is to how much or if this will be covered, but so far outside of getting prior-auths - i have not had to worry about much.. outside of proving to the dr/specialist that I needed to have it done.

[heliotrope]

Thanks all. Another thing to add to the to-do list