Submitted by Bill Anschell (not verified) on Mon, 07/28/2008 - 12:30am.
I'm active on a website that connects survivors of spinal cord tumors. Virtually all of us have suffered moderate to complete loss of proprioception as a result of the surgery, which - in the process of filleting the spinal cord to get at the tumor - destroys the proprioceptors. This article is the best explanation I've read as to why we're so quickly fatigued and suffer from chronic pain that doesn't directly correspond to problems in the musculature. Thanks!
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I'm active on a website that connects survivors of spinal cord tumors. Virtually all of us have suffered moderate to complete loss of proprioception as a result of the surgery, which - in the process of filleting the spinal cord to get at the tumor - destroys the proprioceptors. This article is the best explanation I've read as to why we're so quickly fatigued and suffer from chronic pain that doesn't directly correspond to problems in the musculature. Thanks!