Warning Signs Of Peripheral Neuropathy

Muscle Weakness

Muscle weakness is when an individual is unable to produce a muscle movement when they make their greatest effort to do so. A muscle movement begins with stimuli that trigger the individual's brain to react. The brain determines which muscles need to be moved and then sends impulses to the nerves connected to the muscles it intends to move. The nerve impulses travel from the individual's brain to their spinal cord and then to the branched out nerves the control the target muscles. For an individual to move their muscles normally, this process of communication cannot be interfered with or interrupted in any way. Nerves in the extremities become damaged when individuals are affected by peripheral neuropathy, which keeps nerve impulses from moving along to the appropriate muscle without any interruption or interference. As a result, an affected individual may experience muscle weakness or be unable to move a muscle to the extent they are attempting to.