Talk:Functional weakness

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I have reverted this back to Jon Stone's work. As Jon is a consultant neurologist with an interest in functional weakness I would question the sanity of any " orthodox" medical doctor editing this. On the other hand sceptics, go ahead!

For an a sceptical point of view see www.conversiondisorder.co.uk where you can click through to a book on the subject of functional weakness and hysteria.

not gunna edit it but i am suffering with this disorder and it takes away most ov the ability to do normall everyday things. it has put me in a wheel chair as it has affected both my legs and i am unable to walk. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.104.173.224 (talk) 22:53, 2 October 2009 (UTC)

Well the article is going to get merged with conversion disorder anyway which just shows- an expert writes an article, you can agree with it or not, but then it gets merged by someone who thinks they know better. Jon would be the first to say that it is not the same as conversion disorder. I do not think functional weakness is a useful term but I do acknowledge its existence. Typical to wikipedia though- the ignorant will triumph. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 88.105.76.167 (talk) 18:21, 29 January 2010 (UTC)

I have recently been diagnosed with Functional Weakness Disorder 8 months after suffering a Road Traffic Accident since various tests revealed no actual physical injury and I was told that a complete recovery is possible (Hoover's Sign test was carried out). Since day one of hospitalisation I was unable to lift my right leg off the bed or lift my right foot more than 3 inches off the ground and to-date this has not changed. It would be very encouraging if feedback was received from people who have recovered from Functional Weakness Disorder since nearly all of the feedback I have looked up on various websites are very negative - I look forward to receiving/hearing postive feedback. 05.01.2012 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 86.161.130.231 (talk) 20:11, 5 January 2012 (UTC)