Ankle and Knee Reflexes?

And on the other hand, I have hyperreflexia. I about kicked the last Neuro in the head. It is a symptom of spinal cord injury above C6.

jeff1967, I think the shooting pains may be aging related. I didn't have them the first 15 years. But after that they now get bad on some days. Those pains are what drove me to retire from a career that I loved. My concentration and focus suffered so much I was afraid of making a costly mistake at the hospital I worked at. Plus add in a little or alot (lol) of stress managing employees and you get a natural disaster of epic proportions.

Lαrα, I am T12-L3 incomplete just like Jeff walking with AFO's. I have no reflexes and I am super hypersensitive at the ankle. But I don't have many spasms. I have always been really flaccid. As I age I have more jumping muscles rather than all out spasm episodes.

I have an appointment with Dr Falci at Craig Hospital in Denver in June to be evaluated for a "tethered cord" because my pain has gotten so much worst in the last few years. I will let you all know how that goes. craighospital.org/programs/rehabilitative-neurosurgery

Hi , I have no reflexes in my left leg at all and continual burning, yet that is my strong leg. My right leg is the spastic one and has  massive reflexes, when any of them are checked my leg will fly right up, in fact when they were first check after my accident I kicked the doctor in the face and my toes on the right foot curl up at the same time when the underneath of the foot is stimulated. I am now walking with a carbon fibre leg and foot brace on the right leg to turn it inward which helps with my walking and hip but I pay for it when I take it off as it seems to stimulate the nerves in the foot giving me pain. 

acrobatinmydreams, It sure sounds hard work walking with no reflexes, do you get tired? I am very limited and tire quickly, i just lose motor power and need to rest but I walk with crutches rather than AFOS.

davincidanes,way to go girl! lol     barny, that surprised me, wouldn't you think that the leg with the reflexes would be stronger, there is no sense to this is there 


jeff1967, we have some information on Spinal Cord Simulators if you ( and anyone else) would like to take a read..
Inspired Thread on Spinal Cord Stimulators

Also about the pain stimulator: I see they attach it to a specific nerve. I can understand if you have one shooting pain, but I have multiple and I never know where the stabbing will start or end. I constantly burn/cold/tingle. It is like someone took steel wool and scraped all the skin off only to pour rubbing alcohol on the raw areas. It never goes away but differs in intensity. Then I have this stabbing pain (I call him my fairy with an ice pick), it happens all over in different spots or I can go a whole day without him visiting. I never know.

The barometric pressure does effect the intensity but other than that....there is no rhyme or reason I have been able to pinpoint in 26 years that causes this agony.

Ah yes, its real tiring isnt it acrobatinmydreams and you are so right about the pain thing. I know my pain threshold is pretty high too but I dont want more than I get as a norm lol