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What Could Be The Cause Of Numbness From Knee To The Top Of Foot?

I have had numbness from my knee down to the top of my foot and its on the front of my leg for about three days now and was wondering what could be the cause of this.Recently I walked about a mile and had leg cramps and pains but that was about a week ago.
posted on Fri, 14 Mar 2014
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Hello dear,

The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to:

1. Entrapment of nerve fibers at the Lumbosacral spine or lower limb.
2. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction.
3. Peripheral neuropathy secondary to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar levels.

Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet.
Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful.

If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done.
Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms.

Wishing you a Good Health.
Take care.
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What Could Be The Cause Of Numbness From Knee To The Top Of Foot?

Hello dear, The symptoms as mentioned in your post can be due to: 1. Entrapment of nerve fibers at the Lumbosacral spine or lower limb. 2. Dietary deficiencies of certain nutrients like Iron, Calcium, Vitamin D, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid, etc. which help in blood formation & nerve conduction. 3. Peripheral neuropathy secondary to any fluctuation in blood pressure or blood sugar levels. Symptomatic relief can be obtained by intake of nervigenic agents (like Vitamin B6, Vitamin B 12, Folic acid) as well as multivitamin & multimineral supplements including iron, calcium & Vitamin D needs to be added in your diet. Physiotherapy & postural exercise will also be helpful. If symptoms still persist, kindly consult a Neurologist & get a complete Neurological examination done. Certain investigations like complete blood count, serum electrolyte estimation, fresh estimation of blood pressure & blood sugar levels & nerve conduction studies will be helpful to rule out any pathological cause for the symptoms. Wishing you a Good Health. Take care.