Life after 50

eurusdzn said:
You are young. Numbness in legs and / or feet after exercise then sleep. Guys .....is there any lower extremity affliction similar to that carpal tunnel median nerve issue that causes numbness after activity and sleep?
Neurologist?
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I have numbness in my left leg and left foot.
The numbness went all the way up to my hip for several months but that part is gone now.

I have always eaten well, taken vitamins and participated in some sort of exercise most of my life. About 2.5 years ago, I noticed numbness in my left leg and I thought I had pulled a muscle. After a month, I saw the doc and he told me it was a pinched nerve in my L4 and L5 at the base of my spine.

So, a pinched nerve in my back influences numbness in my leg.

I was insistent for over a year that they were wrong, but after hearing it from different doctors and nurses 6-8 times, I began to believe them. It's still numb and the doc told me I was going to have to live with it. It's not painful, just a nuisance.

I wish there was something I could do to 'unpinch it', but apparently there isn't.
 
Pekelo said:
It is called sciatica, welcome to the club! You can try stretches and special exercises, you might get lucky:
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Thanks for the suggestions.
Most of them look like they are yoga related. I do yoga daily but I don't do all of the exercises every day, except for perhaps downward dog. It feels good knowing that the yoga routine I do is helpful to improving myself.
But I am still going to follow the routines recommended.

Thanks!
 
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