SPS occurs in about one in a million people and is most commonly found in middle-aged people. A small minority of patients have the paraneoplastic variety of the condition. Variants of the condition, such as stiff-limb syndrome which primarily affects a specific limb, are often seen.
SPS was first described in 1956. Diagnostic criteria were proposed in the 1960s and refined two decades later. In the 1990s and 2000s the roles of antibodies in the condition became more clear. SPS patients generally have GAD antibodies, which seldom occur in the general population. In addition to blood tests for GAD, electromyography tests can help confirm the condition's presence.
Benzodiazepine-class drugs are the most common treatment; they are used for symptom relief from stiffness. Other common treatments include baclofen, intravenous immunoglobin and rituximab. There is a limited but encouraging therapeutic experience of hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for SPS."
How many of these do we need today? LOL.
May I ask the one true question?
She has looked bad for many years. I thought it was anorexia.
I think it’s called SFS AKA FFS (frigid female syndrome).
If there’s a pandemic today, it’s FFS.
I probably have a minor or isolated case of this. I first learned of it from my physical therapist. He remarked that my hip and thigh musculature was akin fighter pilots he had treated whereas the muscles were tight and rigid. I mentioned it to my doctor and he did some testing and confirmed that I had what he called “I.T. band sydrome” and recommended a lot of stretching and massage. I now wish he would have done further testing for this condition.
I also worked for a guy that was a trained microbiologist and I mentioned my condition to him. He asked if I had ever taken statins. I told him I did for about 15 years but went off of them about 5 years ago. He said that statins are VERY bad for your muscles and a majority of people that have problems with statins get muscle degradation and weakness BUT a very small percentage of people get muscle stiffness from statins.
Interesting stuff. Thanks for sharing this
She took the jab.
That’s the first time I’ve every associated the word “stiff” and “Celine Dion”.
On the other hand, if they could control this and localize it, it might be rather useful.
I have a fatal form of geriatric apathy.
I’m waiting for leftists demand she be removed.
If the stiffness lasts longer than 4 hours.....
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS), also known as stiff-man syndrome (SMS) ...
"Stiff-Man Syndrome" is something else.
Wasn’t she pushing a gender neuatral clothing line on kids?
At some point with age alone her singing ability will deteriorate.
There was a time when she was good looking.But in recent photos she looks like a survivor of a North Korean work camp.