OCCUPY WALL STREET and its allied movements around the country are more than a walk in the park. They are most likely the start of a new era in America. Historians have noted that American politics moves in long swings. We are at the end of the 30-year Reagan era, a period that has culminated in soaring income for the top 1 percent and crushing unemployment or income stagnation for much of the rest.
Stiff-person syndrome (SPS) is a rare neurological disorder with features of an autoimmune disease. SPS is characterized by fluctuating muscle rigidity in the trunk and limbs and a heightened sensitivity to stimuli such as noise, touch, and emotional distress, which can set off muscle spasms.
Stiffness can be the result of a wide variety of other conditions, including muscle strains, contusions, carpal tunnel syndrome, prolapsed disc in the back, lymphedema, cellulitis, muscle spasms, chronic back pain, chronic fatigue syndrome, bed rest, depression and trauma.tiffness is a symptom of a wide variety of mild to serious diseases, disorders and conditions. Stiffness can result from infection, trauma, malignancy, autoimmune diseases, and other abnormal processes. Stiffness can occur in any age group or population.