Suggest treatment for numbness in left hand and lower back pain
Patient: I m having a hard time typing. The thumb and first two fingers on both hands are numb right now. It comes and goes but has become more frequent. I ride a bike and that has become a problem too when I can t feel the handle bar. It was mostly the left side at first but now it s either one or both. I m also over weight and have been sitting on my ass taking computer classes for the past couple of years. Thats why getting back to riding the bike was important. About 1 month ago I hit a really bad pothole in the dark that jarred me really hard in the lower back. Since then I can t walk very far without the back pain starting. Doctor: hi,as you mentioned the brief history of you I will advice you to take an MRI of the cervical and lumbar spine to check the soft tissue Injury.the symptoms you are facing are looking more of like a pinched nerve in the spinal column. also this can be helped by a physical therapist who will use ultrasound therapy for muscle spasm and TENS therapy to reduce pain. both has a good research success.also, post that performing regular exercises under the guidance of physical therapist for neck and back.once you learn you will be back to normal. but, never stop this exercises in future. as a great saying, prevention is better than a cure.I have seen 100% of success rate in cases with pinched nerve.I with you a good health.