Early symptoms of muscle atrophy vary according to the part, such as leg muscle atrophy can lead to lower limb activity limitation, etc.; facial muscle atrophy can lead to facial twitching and other manifestations.
1. Leg muscle atrophy. Thigh muscle atrophy is the most common thigh quadriceps muscle atrophy, can lead to lower limb activity limitation, common in hip and knee arthritis, femoral head necrosis, lower limb fracture of the population; calf gastrocnemius muscle atrophy is common in the ankle activity limitation, manifested as leg thinning, activity disorder.
2. Facial muscle atrophy. In the early stage, it is mainly manifested as involuntary intermittent twitching of facial muscles, such as twitching around the eyes, eyelid jumping, etc. With the progress of the disease, it can involve the other side of the face, resulting in limited movement such as closing the eyes and frowning.
3. Scapular girdle muscle atrophy. Commonly found in the proximal muscles of the limbs, trunk muscles, such as cervical muscles, scapular muscles, etc., manifested as difficulty in lifting the head, scapular winged shoulder.
4. Interosseous and interosseous muscle atrophy. This is characterized by muscle atrophy at the interosseous muscles of the hand, which can lead to limitation of hand function.
It is recommended that people with similar symptoms should consult a doctor in time and undergo active treatment after a clear diagnosis.