Do You Suffer from Spasms with Cauda Equina Syndrome?

Hi DJ
Thank you welcoming me to the forum! I don't see the neurosurgeon until October so as long as the symptoms don't get any worse I'm going to wait until then.

I wish it would let me choose more than 2. I chose Yes, then put in Bladder, but I wanted to put in thighs too, but I suppose "Yes" kind of covers everything.

Lara,
I am a new injury. 09/30/2015 L4L5 decompression for CESR. I have spasms in my right leg and foot, but when I brought it up to the neurosurgeon he said CES is a lower motor neuron injury which causes a flaccid response. I'm thinking then spasming must be caused by the non neurological affected muscles getting over worked and spasming as a result of a heavier burden. What do you know about this?
Have so much to learn.
Chrioli

Lαrα,Butiki,DJ,ladylimpsalot,cesdavid,raggety,

So my experience is most likely differrent than anybody elses; I think it's safe to say that everyone would say the same about themselves. If you've read any of my previous posts then you know my mobility has recently totally returned(2013) after 14 years of being paralyzed on my right side, neck down. I spent significant time daily over the years manually stretching my muscles to keep them from shriveling up. This helped immensely, but atrophy had still set in and there was a difference in the size of my muscles from the left to the right side; there still is. So to the point, I get spasms in my groin area on my right side, especially early in the morning when I wake up. I previously had them all up and down my right side. They come from being worked and stretched beyond their normal capacity as they've shrunken but my regular daily exercise stretches them out. So after sitting for a while, or sleeping for hours, they heal and shrink again. So every day I get up it's a fight to stretch them out again. It's about 20 minutes of stretching to stand up straight fighting spasms all the while. Presently the only issues I have is my groin. Everything else has been restored to full elasticity. I actually had to pull and strain and sprain everything to achieve the results. I currently have my 2nd pulled groin muscle in a month. It's terribly painful, but if when it heals this time it's full elasticity is restored, then the pain is well worth it. I don't take any medication, just smoke a whole lotta bud. My only personal advice, if it's a muscular issue, is to stretch; stretch until it hurts and hold the stretched position until it doesn't hurt anymore, then try to stretch further until it hurts again. Hold. Repeat. Make it a daily routine. If you can't do it, have somebody else do it. That's all I got. The mix is new I just finished it; please enjoy!

risingtide,great advice on the stretching and im so pleased you have return now also Thankyou for sharing and also the mix!

Lara,
I was told by my neurosurgeon I don't have anything that would cause spasm when I told him I have spasm that cause my right foot to turn so I can't plant it flat on the floor sometimes to walk and curling toes. Major spasm in back of thigh, calf, and to the right of my shin. I found this forum by googling CES and spasms!! So glad I found this and you confirmed that they are not in my head as he so convincingly would have me believe. Thank you!!
And no, I have not had rehab. No one mentioned it. I am not confident my work related appointed provider knows what to do with me.
Chrioli