It can even affect motivation. The other chronic symptoms of MS are made worse by fatigue, and it can contribute to muscle pain and spasms. Fatigue increases with physical exertion, emotional stress and exposure to heat. Weakness Weakness is not the same as fatigue. Weakness is often just temporary, but can last for an extended period.
Weakness can contribute to problems with walking.
Vision problems and several other symptoms, whether alone or in combination, can be also make walking more difficult. Because many things can contribute to difficulty in walking, it is important to accurately identify the source of the difficulty. Once the underlying problem or problems are clear, medication, physical therapy, or other measures can be appropriately prescribed. As with the other MS symptoms, weakness is caused by an interruption in the flow of instructions carried over the nerve pathways. Most MS patients will, at some point in the course of their disease, experience weakness in their extremities and have some difficulty with balance, walking or coordination as a result.