What Causes Numbness On One Side Of Body?

Posted on Mon, 19 Oct 2015

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Question : I had pain in my left lower back and was unable to walk, it lasted 2-3 days and it was healed on its own. I still have soreness there but i can walk and even run. But since then I have been feeling sensation on my left part of body, i feel sensation on left head, on arm, on heel, some movement sensation in lower leg. It doesn't distrub my sleep etc. But it feel uncomfortable as it is strange to have these sensations, my left hand also get numbed sometime if i sleep on left side .Could you please help as what this could be and what i should be doing as a next step? i will highly appreciate your help as i am worried.

Answered by Dr. Chobufo Ditah (23 minutes later)

Brief Answer:
I recommend monitoring only for now and moderate exercises.

Detailed Answer:
Hi and sorry to hearabout this pain that you had. it sounds more like a muscle strain and there are no other symptoms to make us think otherwise at this time.

Your symptoms of discomfort and numbness are very non specific and do not point to any disease condition. I will recommend that you monitor only at this time and it is my thinking that symptoms will eventually regress fully without the need for any further medical intervention.

I hope this helps. I wish you well. Thanks for using our services and feel free to ask for more information and clarifications if need be.

Above answer was peer-reviewed by : Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar