2 weeks ago I went over an unpaved and rocky road in the car, I was driving. The next day I woke in agony with my back, went to a physiotherapist. The next day agony getting out of bed with a shooting pain from the middle of my back, eventually got out of bed, some numbness in my feet but went after a while of standing, went to osteopath and then GP who gave me diazepam.
Numbness did not go so saw an orthopedic doctor/ surgeon I had. Been to before. Had an MRI of lower spine, nothing new still degeneration but no slipped discs. No explanation of why I am getting numbness.
At this point numbness mostly in my feet, especially after lying on my back and walking on carpet.
Any clues or answers from online community would help as I am at a loss as to what to do. I am supposed to get a nerve test, but that's really for periferal neuropathy and I don't have that. I have had that in the last in my feet but don't anymore as I took B12 and alpha lipoid acid and it seemed to clear up.
It's definately to do with the bumpy road, would appreciate any help.
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I sincerely hope that you are feeling as well as you possibly can be today? I am so genuinely sorry to read of this numbness my friend, and I experienced something similar a few years ago. I went to my physiotherapist who told me it was caused by a compressed sciatic nerve. I still do exercises today to help alleviate the problem.
NHS Choices intimates that it could be Peripheral neuropathy that it causing the issue. I have pasted you a link below to their cache:
Thank you for taking the time to answer. I am at a loss to know who to go to for a diagnosis. I am due a nerve conduction test soon. I have been to a physiotherapist who is at a loss to know what it is. The orthopedic consultant doesn't know. I am going to a chiropractor next week.
I had tingly feet a few years ago and had a nerve conduction test which didn't show anything. This numbness is nothing like what I had and the tingly feet pretty much resolved though I did take B12 and alpha lipoic acid too.
I have to believe something happened in my spine as it came right after the bumpy road incident. Its definately worse when I am lying down on back or front. My feet just feel dead and going up my ankles.
I am in the UK right now but live overseas so I would like to see the right people before I leave. I am just suprised that the orthopedic doctor/ surgeon had no idea or the physiotherapist.
It is very strange my friend? You could try a physiatrist who may be able to help with this? I have pasted a definition below:
Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation (PM&R) physicians, also known as physiatrists, treat a wide variety of medical conditions affecting the brain, spinal cord, nerves, bones, joints, ligaments, muscles, and tendons.
I want to sincerely wish you all the best of luck and please take care of yourself my friend.
I am in the UK, I live in Bermuda, but my Dad died do I am here and they don't have physiatrists. Bermuda would be worse as its so small and they definately don't have them.
I did look online for physiatrists in the UK but got nowhere. Maybe you know one, I would travel, I am grasping at anything right now. Or a suggestion of who does physiatrist type of thing in the UK
There is a website called UK HealthCare that you could look at who can put you in touch with a physiatrist, but I do not know what the charges would be? Sorry I am not allowed to paste a link as it is a commercial site. Good luck my friend.
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