3. Clumsiness
Some of us are naturally clumsy, but clumsiness that occurs due to ALS usually begins later on in life and can present itself in many different ways. If things that have always been easy for you, such as daily chores, suddenly become difficult, or if you get injured regularly doing things that you have been doing for years, it may be indicative of ALS. This sort of clumsiness is what doctors and other medical professionals are much more concerned about.
Sometimes this clumsiness presents itself as a sort of heaviness in the body. ALS patients describe the feeling as an “elastic band” like feeling between their fingers and a heaviness in their wrists.
Also, activities such as applying makeup, brushing your hair, and even painting your nails, require hand and eye coordination which may make these activities nearly impossible to perform. Unfortunately, this also means that it can become difficult to participate in sports. This coordination is directly linked to ALS.