I just started having this problem recently. After standing or walking for a few mins, I start having pains in my lower back. I started having this problem after starting my new job for about 3 months now. At my job I am sitting for 8 hrs; daily. Just the other day when playing volleyball for about 20 mins, my lower back went numb and it started spreading to the whole bottom half of my back; so i had to sit down for a bit so the pain and numbness can go away. Has this happened to anyone else due to countless hrs of sitting? I don't have any time or money to get checked, but if this is a serious problem, I may have to. I'm wondering if theres exercises I can do to help this problem. Any feedback would help. THank You.
2007-05-12 15:03:15 · 9 answers · asked by Rock S 2 in Health ➔ General Health Care ➔ Pain & Pain Management
Rock I am sorry you have no money to see a Doctor. But you need to see one.
Tell him what you have said here and he will organise an MRI for you.
It really sounds as if you have some pinched nerves. Most likely from a very slightly out of place disk. As you are standing you are putting presure on this disk pinching the blood supply to the nerves and causing numbness as the nerves become oxygen deprived. And causing more injury to these poor nerves.
I live in Australia where ALL medical treatment and Doctors, and hospitals are free. I suppose you live in the US?
Is there a free clinic near you?
Or a cheaper clinic?
Please see a Doctor no matter what you have to do.
You don't want to make what sounds like a simple, easy to correct problem so much worse.
2007-05-12 16:16:30 · answer #1 · answered by I do care! 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Maybe check with a doctor, and ask for an electromyogram. This is a nerve test that is just a little bit painful--kind of like when you shuffle across the carpet and touch a piece of metal. The administering doctor can check for nerve conductivity, much the same way an electrician checks to see if the wires in your home are delivering electricity.
Ask your doctor to test to see if you have multiple sclerosis. Now, don't get scared! That's just a worst case scenario, and it's not the end of the world. Chances are, you've met someone with MS, and didn't even know it.
Then again, it might just be sciatica, pain and numbness cause by an injury to the long nerve that runs down your spine, and into your leg (the longest nerve in the body). I had that, and it was LITERALLY a pain in the ***, but with stretching and exercise, it went away.
2007-05-12 15:15:53 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Numb Lower Back
2016-11-12 06:24:09 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sounds like you might have a pinched nerve or two, and/or perhaps some spinal misalignment. A visit to a good sports chiropracter might be the best thing to do. He/she should be listed under Sports Medicine in your community medical practitioners' directory. I wouldn't wait any longer to seek professional help - you don't want it to get any worse, do you?
2007-05-12 15:08:35 · answer #4 · answered by TitoBob 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2017-02-22 23:02:42 · answer #5 · answered by ? 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
sounds like a disc problem in your back. It needs to be looked at by a doctor and a CT or MRI needs to be done to evaluate for any swelling or slipped discs, Good luck
2007-05-12 15:09:38 · answer #6 · answered by Snuffy Smith 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
not something you want to play around with. it may just be from sitting but it sounds like more. best to have it checked out.
2007-05-12 15:12:33 · answer #7 · answered by racer 51 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go to a ORTHO or CHIRO DR they might order a TUBE MRI google it
2007-05-12 16:33:38 · answer #8 · answered by Beverly 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Nothing you stated has anything to do with brain cancer nor brain stem tumor.
2016-05-17 04:09:02 · answer #9 · answered by concetta 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋