Lower extremity weakness can be extremely disabling and can be associated with numbness, pain, and bowel/bladder dysfunction.
** Please note, if you are having new onset associated bowel/bladder dysfunction, please visit your local emergency room as this is a surgical emergency.
Leg weakness can be attributed to muscle or nerve issues, sometimes both. These issues could have medical causes (multiple sclerosis, Guillain-Barre, diabetes, neuropathy, stroke, etc) or spine roots (disc herniation, bone spurs, stenosis, scoliosis, etc).
Think of a nerve being the telephone cable that transmits information from the spinal cord to a muscle/skin (it’s final destination). If this telephone cable is compressed anywhere along the route (disc herniation, stenosis, scoliosis, bone spurs, etc), weakness can occur.
Diagnosis
The success of treatment options depend on an accurate diagnosis, using a combination of but not limited to: physical exam, x-ray, CT scan, MRI, diagnostic injections, and EMG investigation.
Treatment
Treatment options include therapy, strengthening, steroids, creams, anti-inflammatories, neuro-modulating medicine, muscle relaxants, injections, surgical decompression, surgical fusion, or surgical disc replacement. A custom treatment plan is recommended for each and every patient.
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