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What Causes Numbness In Left Foot ?

I am suffering from left foot numbness and strength of foot is less by comparative right foot,( in detail i started a sw profession in a company, my habit is when i sit a chair i use to sit in a cross leg )I went to doctor he told ...nerve in left knee is thicker (it s kind of leprosy) and he gave medicine,even xltraglo is part in his prescribed medicine ..... how it helps
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hi,

thank you for the brief history of you.

As mentioned by you, your posture adapted in the office, it looks more or the tightness of the muscle due to which the nerve is getting trapped. Also, there is a possibility that you may have lumbar spine disc degenerative changes. As taking into consideration of the comment by the leprosy without performing a special laboratory test it is difficult to comment on the same as you have leprosy


Also, the test like skin biopsy, NCV, EMG are the few test to mention to figure out if it is really leprosy.

What came to my understanding is that due to prolonged sitting in the office chair and working for hours you may have degenerative changes in the spine. For which an MRI will help for guidance.

Also, such conditions can be controlled by medication and physical therapy.

Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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What Causes Numbness In Left Foot ?

hi, thank you for the brief history of you. As mentioned by you, your posture adapted in the office, it looks more or the tightness of the muscle due to which the nerve is getting trapped. Also, there is a possibility that you may have lumbar spine disc degenerative changes. As taking into consideration of the comment by the leprosy without performing a special laboratory test it is difficult to comment on the same as you have leprosy Also, the test like skin biopsy, NCV, EMG are the few test to mention to figure out if it is really leprosy. What came to my understanding is that due to prolonged sitting in the office chair and working for hours you may have degenerative changes in the spine. For which an MRI will help for guidance. Also, such conditions can be controlled by medication and physical therapy. Regards Jay Indravadan Patel