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What are the causes of numbness and body pain?
Query: Hello doctor,I am experiencing numbness in my body, stabbing pain in my left leg, and back pain when I sit for long hours.Kindly help. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. Regarding your symptoms, I believe you have developed lumbar spondylitis, which is an inflammatory disease of the spinal cord affecting the hands and knees. Please do a lower back X-ray or MRI (magnetic resonance imagi... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I have been experiencing back pain for six months now. I work in the IT field. When I wake up in the morning, I feel no pain. However, the pain starts after I sit down and begin working. It is very painful. I work abroad, and I took a vacation a month ago. During that time, I underwen... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, I am glad you chose icliniq for your medical-related queries. I understand your concern. I have reviewed your MRI report (attachment removed to protect the patient’s identity), which indicates a mild disc bulge at two levels: L4-5 and L5-S1. Now, let us discuss your symptoms. You are e... Read Full »
Perineal numbness and chronic pain around the hips and legs. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have perineal numbness on one side of my groin area and sharp nerve-like pain which shoots down the back and sides of both legs when I stand for even a short period of time. Also I feel a sharp pain when moving in a certain way. The pain lessens when I sit. The acute pain started as ... Read Full »
Dr. Hardik Nareshbhai Rajyaguru
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I understand your concern. Your symptoms are quite suggestive of nerve compression in the lumbar spine (lower back). Another very classic feature of your pain is a postural correlation. This pattern is seen when the bones of the lumbar spine are unstable. I suggest ... Read Full »
I am 21 years old and my legs stiffen or suddenly stop when I climb the stairs or try running. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I am 21 years old. My weight is 121 pounds, and my height is 5 feet. I wanted to ask why my legs stiffen or suddenly stop when I go the stairs or try running. I was told that I had slow development when I was young, but I never went to the doctor for it, and I wanted to know if there w... Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have gone through your complaints. Before approaching your case, I would like to know how long have you been having this problem. Is there any history of trauma or disease of prolonged duration? Such symptoms can be seen in the following conditions: 1. Deficiency of m... Read Full »
Why do I get pain in my right hip and numbness in my right leg, can it be due to a kidney stone?
Query: Hello doctor, I had hernia and lumbar arthritis pain four years back, took medication, and did not have any pain for a long time. I also get high uric acid twice or thrice a year. I will take Allopurinol, and get relief from joint pain, usually on my feet, within two days. Now I got a pain in my ri... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and can understand your concern. A kidney stone pain does not happen in the hip. Instead, the pain usually starts in your loins, the side of your back, and radiates towards the front and the testicles. You will also generally tend to have urinary s... Read Full »
I have been having a vague pain and warm sensation throughout my left leg when I am at rest. Why?
Query: Hello doctor, I have been having a mild vague achy and warm sensation throughout my left leg and thigh for the last few hours. I feel it when I am not moving, especially when sitting still or trying to fall asleep. Moving seems to make it feel better. I am 39 years old. I am generally in good health... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I have read your query and understand your concern. Such symptoms can be due to: 1. Vitamin B12 deficiency or spinal cord nerve compression in the lower back. 2. A peripheral vascular disorder. 3. A local nerve or vessel being intermittently compressed due to sur... Read Full »
Query: Hello doctor, I saw a patient who is a 33-year-old female with hyperthyroidism, have undergone partial thyroidectomy 10 years ago and complained of bilateral lower extremities numbness. Upon examination, it was found that the patient is pale and weak. I would be grateful if I could get five differen... Read Full »
Dr. Goswami Parth Rajendragiri
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I read your query and understand your concern. You have mentioned pallor on physical examination. Hence investigation with CBC (complete blood count) and peripheral smear examination has to be done. If the Hemoglobin level is low and macroovalocytes are seen then vita... Read Full »