Question 1

does muscle wasting start rapidly after nerve compression?

Accepted Answer

Not first symptom: In the example of carpal tunnel which is compression of the
median nerve in the carpal tunnel, the first symptoms are usually
sensory with numbness, tingling and paraesthesias.
As the compression you will start to get motor or muscle changes typically affecting the thenar muscles whereby you
may start to drop more small objects and develop atriophy.

Question 2

what is the definition or description of: progressive muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

Loss of muscle mass: Patients that have conditions that can cause progressive muscle wasting are typically neurologic which are associated with a decrease in muscle mass leading to progressive weakness which can cause many different symptoms based on the muscle or muscles affected

Question 3

what would cause right side muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

See below: One can see muscle wasting from problems with either the central (brain and spinal cord) nervous system or the peripheral nervous system (all nerves outside the spinal cord). Other causes of muscle wasting include conditions causing muscle deterioration (myopathies). It would be appropriate to see either a neurologist or a physiatrist (specialist in physical medicine and rehab) for this problem.

Question 4

what medication can be given for severe muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

No simple answer: There are quite a few diseases that fall into the muscle wasting or atrophy category. They have different causes and as such, different treatments. Some can be successfully treated with exercise and medication, some cannot.  The best advice is to seek out a specialist and find out what your treatment options are.
Good luck.

Question 5

how long can a person fast before muscle wasting occurs?

Accepted Answer

: This begins to occur by the second day if you are strictly fasting  with not taking in any calories and drinking only water. By the second day, all the stores in your body of glucose and glycogen are gone. Therefore if you do intermittent fasting for a day, this muscle wasting does not happen.

Question 6

what is the definition or description of: muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

Atrophy: Muscle wasting is a general term to describe the gradual loss in muscle mass and can have a umber of potential causes.  Atrophy is a similar term.

Question 7

is it possible to reverse the muscle wasting from drug use?

Accepted Answer

Yes.: But not without stopping the drugs.

Question 8

is atrophy the same as muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

Yes: Atrophy means a decrease in bulk of which muscle waisting is a similar term when looking at muscle tissue.  There are many reasons for why this can occur.

Question 9

what causes unilateral thigh muscle wasting?

Accepted Answer

Symptom? : Without a good history one cannot be sure of the cause an L4 lesion, say a disc can cause it as well as conditions such as diabetic amyotrophy.

Question 10

what does muscle wasting(atrophy) feel like if anything?

Accepted Answer

Weakness...: ...The muscle generally atrophies from lack of use.

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