can arthritis cause numbness
The mother of my right heel feels numb. What could be?
She said it was gradual. Before being completely numb (this is more of a course of a few months), said when she was bending over him feel as if something was pulling out of the heel of your leg. She said the numbness began within weeks after that and that come and go. But it is always insensitive. She has degenerative disc disease (arthritis almost spine). That could be itbe causing or likely anything else?
My brother is disk corruption and orthopedist ordered to run to the hospital for emergency surgery if ever has lost feeling in his feet. Your mother should consult an orthopaedist who order blood tests, joint scans and X-Rays for better diagnosis of the pathology suffering. The American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons in http://www.aaos.org maintains a public online directory where you can find the address and number orthopedists phone belonging to the American Academy of Orthopedic Surgeons. Orthopedists are listed by geographic location and family name within U.S. and in most countries. membership directory of the AAOS is located at: http://www6.aaos.org/about/public/members.cfm for degenerative disease disc, is your mother, try the combination of glucosamine and chondroitin sulfate, natural remedy for osteoarthritis, the combination of 2 active ingredients is much more effective than either ingredient alone? This could help. It's worth a try. Other possibilities include diabetes and multiple sclerosis. A doctor's visit is in order. In the case of multiple sclerosis, please visit the antibiotic group at: http://health.groups.yahoo.com/group/antibio/
