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Numbness In Right Thigh By Putting Pressure On Heel, Cause ?

Right thigh has numbness from time to time such as lying down or putting pressure on the right heel appreciate if you could provide various reasons that my have caused that
Fri, 21 Mar 2014
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It looks to me that you are having a spine problem, with a disc herniation. This is common in person who travels a lot. It causes nerve compression at back, and lead to shooting pain going from hip joint to leg. I would suggest you to go to a orthopaedic surgeon and get MRI scan of your spine. Treatment depends upon how much nerve compression is present. It can be either Pregabalin and Methylcobal and Physiotherapy.
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Numbness In Right Thigh By Putting Pressure On Heel, Cause ?

It looks to me that you are having a spine problem, with a disc herniation. This is common in person who travels a lot. It causes nerve compression at back, and lead to shooting pain going from hip joint to leg. I would suggest you to go to a orthopaedic surgeon and get MRI scan of your spine. Treatment depends upon how much nerve compression is present. It can be either Pregabalin and Methylcobal and Physiotherapy.