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How To Cure Severe Pain In The Legs With Tingling Sensation?
For about two years now, I ve had a terrible pain go all the way down my left leg, and both feet feel funny like a numbing or tingling and warming sensation. I also have degenerative disc disease in my lower back, for many years now. When getting in and out of a car the pain is so severe, also when I do go places and do much walking, and arrive back home I can just barely walk at all, I am limping for the longest time the pain in my left leg is severe. Please if you can, tell me what this pain is and if it can be cured? I take a certain type of pain pill sometimes to relieve the pain. Thank you so much.
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Tue, 22 Apr 2014
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Hello,
Thanks for your query
Possibility of compression of nerve root in spine, leading to pain and tingling sensation in your buttock and leg.
I will advise you to do MRI spine
I advise my patient’s analgesic and neurotropic medication like pregabalin, you can consult to your treating doctor and do required investigation.
Till time, avoid lifting weights, Sit with support to back. You can consult physiotherapist for help.
Physiotherapy like ultrasound and interferential therapy will give quick relief.
Another possibility of lumbar canal stenosis which will be ruled out on MRI.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
Thanks for your query
Possibility of compression of nerve root in spine, leading to pain and tingling sensation in your buttock and leg.
I will advise you to do MRI spine
I advise my patient’s analgesic and neurotropic medication like pregabalin, you can consult to your treating doctor and do required investigation.
Till time, avoid lifting weights, Sit with support to back. You can consult physiotherapist for help.
Physiotherapy like ultrasound and interferential therapy will give quick relief.
Another possibility of lumbar canal stenosis which will be ruled out on MRI.
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query.
Take care
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