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What Causes Numbness In The Knee And Leg When Folded In Certain Positions?

Hi! I joined an excersizing group last December, and we did alot of work running up and down stairs. My knee began to hurt, pop a lot, and become weak. I tried to ignore it but every time i excersize, it comes back. There was a time shortly after the surgery where i was under a heating blanket and it burned the skin of my knee on a certain spot. (not sure if relevant?) i try to kayak in my swimming class, but the certain way you have to bend the knee causes it to go completely numb from my thigh down to my toes in a matter of ten minutes. do you have any idea what is wrong?
posted on Mon, 24 Feb 2014
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I really appreciate your concern because of the compression on soft tissue the area becomes numb but as soon the pressure release the numbness gets alright, poor posture is the main cause of this, try to maintain the good posture then this thing will not happen, hope this information helps you, take care and have nice day.
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What Causes Numbness In The Knee And Leg When Folded In Certain Positions?

HI Thank for asking to HCM I really appreciate your concern because of the compression on soft tissue the area becomes numb but as soon the pressure release the numbness gets alright, poor posture is the main cause of this, try to maintain the good posture then this thing will not happen, hope this information helps you, take care and have nice day.