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Treatment For Lower Back Pain And Testicle And Leg Numbness?
Lately I have been having little pain on my lower back and the left testacle (could the pain in the lower back also involve the testical pain)?
Sometimes my left leg goes numb like it has fallen asleep. Someone said to me that this could be a pinched nerve as the pain mostly happens when I sit down, if I lay down or stand the pain is little to none.
I am not sure what to do, shall I go and visit neurologist for a scan? A friend of mine recommended me if this is just a pinched nerve to just exercise alittle more and maybe get a massage.
Would appreciate if you could give me some more advice on this.
Kind Regards
Mitja
Sometimes my left leg goes numb like it has fallen asleep. Someone said to me that this could be a pinched nerve as the pain mostly happens when I sit down, if I lay down or stand the pain is little to none.
I am not sure what to do, shall I go and visit neurologist for a scan? A friend of mine recommended me if this is just a pinched nerve to just exercise alittle more and maybe get a massage.
Would appreciate if you could give me some more advice on this.
Kind Regards
Mitja
Mon, 24 Feb 2014
Dear mitja
After reading your study, chances are that either you have a kidney stone or a nerve compression. Kidney stone pain can go from back to testicle. Very rarely nerve compression can cause pain in testis. But as you are saying that you also feel numbness, so this thing also has a possibility. So my advice to you is to have MRI of your spine and ultrasound of your kidney. This will give us complete information.Exercises are helpful if mild nerve compression is there but that has to be supervised by a physiotherapist.I hope this information will help you.
After reading your study, chances are that either you have a kidney stone or a nerve compression. Kidney stone pain can go from back to testicle. Very rarely nerve compression can cause pain in testis. But as you are saying that you also feel numbness, so this thing also has a possibility. So my advice to you is to have MRI of your spine and ultrasound of your kidney. This will give us complete information.Exercises are helpful if mild nerve compression is there but that has to be supervised by a physiotherapist.I hope this information will help you.
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