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  1. #16
    Join Date
    Aug 2010
    Location
    CO
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    56

    the L5 issue

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    It might not be able to be resolved because P.T. didn't do any good--in fact thee PT evaluation in and of itself made my left leg numb. I think there is some kind of permanent structural and/or nerve damage in this area and any kind of twisting will make it worse. I have done exercises for 2 years and have not noticed any improvement. I'm just lucky it isn't as bad as it was 5 years ago! I think the PT person was somewhat scared when she did my eval and noticed that just resisting pressure side-to-side as she held my leg then caused the numbness to return. I had NO pain during the evaluation and no indication anything was wrong but the next day the numbness was there. It lasted for a year, which is what happened when I first injured myself by sitting twisted in a chair for 3 hours while they were doing construction in the office. Ow...
    I'm open for any ideas and suggestion though, but so far the Dr. and the PT person I have seen are puzzled.
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  2. #17
    Join Date
    Oct 2010
    Location
    Indiana.
    Posts
    101
    Have you had an MRI done of your L5 area?
    "Limits are a state of mind: break them before they break you."
    --Michael Cotty

 

 

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