What is Stiff Person Syndrome, and how can you tell if you have it?

What is stiff person syndrome?
Stiff person syndrome is a rare autoimmune neurological condition that affects the central nervous system and can cause rigidity throughout the body and painful muscle spasms. It was first coined in the 1920s (as “stiff man syndrome”) after doctors described patients falling over like “a wooden man.”
The exact cause of the condition is not clear, but “the immune system is involved,” said Dr. Scott Newsome, the director of the Stiff Person Syndrome Center at Johns Hopkins Medicine. The syndrome is difficult to diagnose, Dr. Newsome said, and may be underrecognized.

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[Grassy_Gnoll]

Would be far more helpful if you actually spoke instead of just writing words on a screen. I have a browser if I want to read something rather than having someone explain it.

[jimmcconnell]

I find that the more ramped up our lives become the more these conditions are increasing. So it goes for other chronic illnesses especially autoimmune disorders. Then you add a pandemic on top of it and everyone is stressed after becoming sick and losing people we love because of it. These conditions use to be extremely rare. I didn’t know what stiff person syndrome was until Celine made us all aware of it.

[nirmaladrieskens]

I have osteoarthritis, so you can feel stiff in the morning! I use Adulation Mattress to move smoothly in my legs daily! It helps me a lot! I couldn't walk or cycle for long, but because I use the joint program daily, I can walk and cycle again!

[duchess]

Your arms don't swing you have a giraffe neck your body is straight/Celine