Patiently because the muscle stiffness in Hernandez's lower back was considered minor.
The side effects from the medications, like muscle stiffness and lethargy, had become less distracting.
For hundreds of thousands of MS patients with spasticity (muscle stiffness), Sativex promises pain relief where other drugs have failed.
Symptoms include severe muscle stiffness (especially after sleep), malaise, weight loss, muscle tenderness, anemia, and fever.
These produce repeated jerking movements, and are far rarer than tonic-clonic seizures, which are typically preceded by muscle stiffness, and cause loss of consciousness.
Eiland, who speculated that the discomfort could be fatigue or normal muscle stiffness, said the examination was precautionary.
All over-the-counter painkillers including acetaminophen, aspirin, ibuprofen and naproxen (Aleve) can remedy mild headache pain, muscle stiffness, lower back pain and joint pain, and bring down a fever.
But they blunted his emotional expression and caused restlessness, muscle stiffness and tremors, along with even more distressing side effects that he was unable to express at the time: dry mouth, blurred vision, constipation and urinary retention.
MS affects the brain and spinal cord, according to the NHS symptoms include loss of vision, muscle stiffness, difficulties with balance and fatigue.
Without dopamine, a person's motor functions can become severely restricted with shaking, muscle stiffness and slowness of movement all characteristics of Parkinson's.
The company says it can help with muscle stiffness and soreness and speed up muscle recovery.
