one of my co workers had an accident at work- a tow truck let down the back tow part of the truck on the back of my co workers foot. since then he has been to the dr.'s office several times to figure out where the nerve damage is at, not mention the hair line fractures he has in his foot. now the dr wants to do a spinal tap and brain x rays to determine the extent of the injury to his foot. the dr thinks now that the injury my have set off ms, is this possible?
2007-01-25 03:58:39 · 3 answers · asked by bmoody32726 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Injuries
You are in luck:
A. I am a doctor.
B. I have MS
MS cannot be "caused" by an accident or trauma. It is a medical problem that is caused by your immune system attacking the protective covering around nerves in the brain and spinal cord. It has usually been present for a long time before anyone has noticable symptoms.
An accident can cause the symptoms of MS to be more noticable. Any illness or physical stress can do that. This is called an "exacerbation". So if the doctor wants to test for MS, he (or she) probably sees signs currently and also has noted some historical evidence that MS is a potential diagnosis.
Hope this helped.
2007-01-25 08:05:56 · answer #1 · answered by dustoff 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I am not in the health profession, but I have heard several times of unusual physical or mental stress triggering latent diseases, such as diabetes in the physical realm, and schizophrenia in the mental (also physical, I guess).
Since ms is a disease that remains dormant for a while, I can well imagine that an accident, or an unusual stress, could trigger it.
2007-01-25 04:08:26 · answer #2 · answered by Mr Ed 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I have no facts to base my answer on but I have heard that it can.
2007-01-25 04:10:46 · answer #3 · answered by ULTRA150 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋