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Query: Hello Doctor, I am a 39 year old male. My height is 6 feet and I weigh 81 kg. Right side of my left foot is having numbness though it is not 100% numb. The left side of the foot has little pain. I get a feeling that there is some blockage in the blood flow though it might not be the case. I am a reg... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned numbness in the inner part of the left foot as your main symptom. Most commonly numbness is a manifestation of a nerve involvement, it can be compression of the nerve at an anatomical site like in back or anywhere along the course of the nerve or it ... Read Full »
Why do I have numbness and pain after elbow fracture treatment?
Query: Hi doctor,I had an elbow fracture four years ago. Following this I have limited ROM and stiffness. Now, I am also experiencing numbness, tingling, and pain in my palms and fingers. Why? Read Full »
Answer: Hi, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned that you sustained elbow fracture four years ago. Can you kindly furnish me information that what fracture was it actually and what management was done in your case at that time? Can you kindly furnish me with information that what fracture was actu... Read Full »
I have numbness and shooting pain in right hand and both arms. Please help.
Query: Hello doctor, I have numbness on my right hand and pain shooting down both the arms. I did a nerve test last week, and all is fine. Now my doctor wants me to get a spine X-ray. But I had one two years ago, and the chiropractor told me I have zero degeneration in the spine. I will say moving my head... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. I can tell you that such a radiating pain usually is an indication of a nerve impingement either in the spine region or somewhere along the course of the nerve. If there is only a radiating kind of pain, nerve tests sometimes may not reveal much although I would be i... Read Full »
Why do I have numbness in my fingertips?
Query: Hi doctor,My thumb, index, and ring fingers are all super numb at the fingertips. This numbness has lasted for five days, and now I am getting horrible sharp pains in my index finger. Previously, I have carpal tunnel syndrome. Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have mentioned numbness in your hand fingertips, and the area mentioned appears to be that of the median nerve region. Now, if this pain and numbness are severe and persistent, then the advice to you is to get a nerve conduction study done and look for the severi... Read Full »
Why do the muscles in my thigh get numb?
Query: Hi doctor,The uric acid in the blood shoots up to 7.9. I do not have the problem of gout or kidney stones. How to reduce it? I have already started to drink lemon water the whole day. I have attached the photographs. I have only knee pain, which is at the backside of the knee while climbing up and d... Read Full »
Answer: Hello, Welcome to icliniq.com. You have stated that you do not have any symptoms suggestive of gout. There are ways to keep your uric acid value in low levels. General recommendations are as follows: Decreasing intake of red meat, alcohol, rice in your diet, and other purine-rich sources. Also in... Read Full »