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What Causes Numbness And Tingling On Back?
Every night I get numbness and tingling in my back from one side to the other a little above where my bra line would be. It has been going on for months but lately it is alot worse. I am 68 have lost 75 lbs in the last 6 months take100mg flecainide 2x 10 mgs lisinopril 1x cartea 240mg 1x zoecur 10mg 1x
Wed, 11 Feb 2015
Hi,
A pinched nerve can certainly cause the symptoms that you have described. As you age, the discs get dessicated and dried and the intervertebral space may decrease which causes the nerve to get pinched. I suggest you talk with a spine specialist and get started on medications initially with a bit of physical therapy. If that doesn't help, you will require an MRI to see the extent of involvement and get treated accordingly.
A pinched nerve can certainly cause the symptoms that you have described. As you age, the discs get dessicated and dried and the intervertebral space may decrease which causes the nerve to get pinched. I suggest you talk with a spine specialist and get started on medications initially with a bit of physical therapy. If that doesn't help, you will require an MRI to see the extent of involvement and get treated accordingly.
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