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What Causes Hip Pain And Numbness In Legs Radiating Down The Feet?

I have chronic back and hip pain along witb radial discopathy and numbness and tingling of my right side legs down to my feet. Also I have uncontrollable hand trimmers in my right side.By the middle of the day I am in so much pain Ihave trouble bending, twisting, going up and down stairs even getting into a bath or standing to cook a family meal. Lately it has been brought to my attattention that several family members have crippling arthritis an Aunt who was wheel chair bond and an Uncle who actually died from his arthritis. I have been scheduled for pain management however wanted to know if crippling arthritis may be the cause please help
Tue, 2 Feb 2016
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Hello and welcome to HCM,
You have mentioned that you are suffering from discopathy.
Discopathy refers to degeneration of the inter-vertebral disc.
Discopathy leads to pressure on spinal cord and / or nerve roots.
Pressure on spinal cord and nerve roots leads to symptoms of symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling in the region supplied by the affected nerves.
Thus, the symptoms mentioned by you are that of effect of disc degeneration. These symptoms are not due to arthritis.
Hand tremors is a neuromuscular disorder. You need to consult a physician to find out the cause of these symptoms.
Pain while bending, twisting, moving up and down stairs is suggestive of disorder of lower spinal cord.
These symptoms are due to stiffness of lower spinal cord. Stiffness of lower spinal cord can be due to arthritis.
I suggest you to consult an orthopedician for this symptom for clinical assessment, relevant investigation and thus management.

Thanks and take care
Dr Shailja Puri
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What Causes Hip Pain And Numbness In Legs Radiating Down The Feet?

Hello and welcome to HCM, You have mentioned that you are suffering from discopathy. Discopathy refers to degeneration of the inter-vertebral disc. Discopathy leads to pressure on spinal cord and / or nerve roots. Pressure on spinal cord and nerve roots leads to symptoms of symptoms of pain, numbness, tingling in the region supplied by the affected nerves. Thus, the symptoms mentioned by you are that of effect of disc degeneration. These symptoms are not due to arthritis. Hand tremors is a neuromuscular disorder. You need to consult a physician to find out the cause of these symptoms. Pain while bending, twisting, moving up and down stairs is suggestive of disorder of lower spinal cord. These symptoms are due to stiffness of lower spinal cord. Stiffness of lower spinal cord can be due to arthritis. I suggest you to consult an orthopedician for this symptom for clinical assessment, relevant investigation and thus management. Thanks and take care Dr Shailja Puri