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Suggest Treatment For Numbness On The Foot And Toes With Neck And Arm Pain
HI one or two of my toes on my right foot feel numb and squishy. Also feels colder than other foot in my sock and shoe. What can this be? I do have chronic neck, back and arm pain, but I dont have sciatica. it is not painful. but affects walking a bit. I notice it. Dont want it to be anything serious. What kind of doctor would i need to go see?
Wed, 13 Apr 2016
hi,
Thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As mentioned by you, about the pain in the neck, back and arm, also the right foot feel numb and squishy, it is looking to me as a cervical and lumbar degenerative changes of the spine. An MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine will help understand the extent of the soft tissue injury. Also, to understand here is that, due to the pinching of the nerve there will be altered sensation and does not always need to have sciatica pain symptoms. If there is a nerve pinching there can be any symptoms - a motor or a sensory, in your case it is sensory for the foot.
By understanding the MRI study we can plan the further treatment by rest, medication and physical therapy. As by physical therapy, the exercises will help strengthen the muscles and reduce the pinching of the nerves which will help reduce the current symptoms you are facing. Also by performing exercises for the neck and back will help strengthen the muscles and reduce the pain. Taking a proper exercise guidance from a physical therapist will help the precision of the effectiveness of the exercises. Prevention is better than cure. So prevention is always important.
Also i have personally seen cases with 100% similar complaints and with the combination of rest, medication and physical therapy we have achieved 100% success.
I wish the same from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
Thank you for providing the brief history of you.
As mentioned by you, about the pain in the neck, back and arm, also the right foot feel numb and squishy, it is looking to me as a cervical and lumbar degenerative changes of the spine. An MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine will help understand the extent of the soft tissue injury. Also, to understand here is that, due to the pinching of the nerve there will be altered sensation and does not always need to have sciatica pain symptoms. If there is a nerve pinching there can be any symptoms - a motor or a sensory, in your case it is sensory for the foot.
By understanding the MRI study we can plan the further treatment by rest, medication and physical therapy. As by physical therapy, the exercises will help strengthen the muscles and reduce the pinching of the nerves which will help reduce the current symptoms you are facing. Also by performing exercises for the neck and back will help strengthen the muscles and reduce the pain. Taking a proper exercise guidance from a physical therapist will help the precision of the effectiveness of the exercises. Prevention is better than cure. So prevention is always important.
Also i have personally seen cases with 100% similar complaints and with the combination of rest, medication and physical therapy we have achieved 100% success.
I wish the same from you.
Regards
Jay Indravadan Patel
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