Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) Lou Gehrigs Disease Awareness Drive Ice Bucket Challenge Response Video to come but thought this video and info should get posted first. (A-myo-trophic comes from the Greek language. A means no or negative. Myo refers to muscle, and Trophic means nourishment–No muscle nourishment. When a muscle has no nourishment, it atrophies or wastes away. Lateral identifies the areas in a persons spinal cord where portions of the nerve cells that signal and control the muscles are located. As this area degenerates it leads to scarring or hardening (sclerosis) in the region. As motor neurons degenerate, they can no longer send impulses to the muscle fibers that normally result in muscle movement. Early symptoms of ALS often include increasing muscle weakness, especially involving the arms and legs, speech, swallowing or breathing. When muscles no longer receive the messages from the motor neurons that they require to function, the muscles begin to atrophy (become smaller). Limbs begin to look thinner as muscle tissue atrophies.) Eventually followed by paralysis and eventually usually 3-5 years, death. With no cure and only a medication that slows the process. Thank you for thinking of me ;-) Alfred Hernandez Chad Rattray and Brandon Lima Challenges to come with the bucket video. For you reading types: alsa.org/about-als/what-is-als.html
Posted on: Thu, 21 Aug 2014 05:23:45 +0000
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