10 Symptoms and Treatments of Neuropathic Pain

5. Weakening Muscles

When muscles become weak because the motor nerves have developed neuropathy, people often experience difficulty with small motions that require precision, such as buttoning a shirt and taking a lid off a jar. Lifting heavy objects may become more difficult or even impossible. In older adults, these symptoms often seem unrelated and go unnoticed because people assume they are simply experiencing the natural aging process.

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