What Causes Heaviness On Left Side Of The Body?

Posted on Wed, 1 Mar 2017

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Question : my mom, age around 50 is felling heavyness on left side of the body.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (9 hours later)

Brief Answer:
heaviness on one side of body is most likely due to cervical spondylitis

Detailed Answer:
Hi XXXXXXX feeling heaviness on one side of body is most likely due to cervical spondylitis in your mom.
Is there pain/ pain on pressing in neck?
Is there any tingling numbness?
Has she had an x-ray of cervical spine?
Are her vitamin D and B-12 levels normal?
Does she suffer from hypertension?
Is her current blood pressure normal?
Rarely the problem can be from the brain, but let us rule out common causes first.
Please revert back with answers.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D

Follow up: Dr. Geeta Sundar (16 hours later)

no pain in neck.
no numbness.
I wouldn't know about Vitamin D and B12 level.
recently there was a situation where she got hyper following that this happened.

Answered by Dr. Geeta Sundar (6 hours later)

Brief Answer:
ok then, can you get her vitamin D and B12 checked?

Detailed Answer:
Hi ok then, can you get her vitamin D and B12 checked?
And if her blood pressure is raised, that could be a cause and should be treated.
If you are not able to get her vitamin tests immediately, put her on --any vitamin D supplement--Cholecalciferol 60, 000 units once a month on empty stomach in morning with milk.
A calcium supplement.
Also any B-12 preparation like Neurobion forte once a day after meals.
Check and treat her hypertension.
Regards

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Yogesh D