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ALS causes hunched position?

Hi, I'd like to know if ALS patients usually have a hunched position, like their shoulders are pulled forward? One of my uncles has many symptoms that make me suspect ALS (extreme loss weight, out of breath when he talks, fasciculations all over his body, cramping, twitches, fatigue, weakness). I just saw him today and his center of gravity is not what it normally was, his shoulders and upper torso look like they are being pulled forward.
He's 70 but he looks like he's 90, he's so skinny and weak. It breaks my heart to see him this way. He saw many specialists and no one has mentioned ALS. He had a Lyme test done and it came back positive. I know a few people who's Lyme eventually turned into ALS.
Thanks for your help,
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Thank you for your reply.
Unfortunately, my uncle passed away last week. He was diagnosed with Lyme disease (positive test from IGeneX lab), as well as «atypical Parkinson's» and «atypical ALS».
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It can do as the muscles in the shoulders and neck weaken, however there are many other causes for this so do not get too stressed about the idea of ALS until a definate diagnoses has been found.
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Anybody on this forum? What's going on???
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