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What Causes Numbness In Leg And Back Pain While Laughing?
Question: sometimes when I laugh really hard my lower back really hurts also kinda like a numb feeling along with my legs.
Brief Answer:
Needs spine imaging
Detailed Answer:
You need to have your spine imaged
You can get an MRI of the spine
And if thats a bit expensive, at least an x ray
Here is why
You may be developing some spine problem
When you laugh, the pressure in your abdomen always rises
This pressure affects all parts of the abdominal cavity and all its contents
If your spine is weak, you feel more pain
This weakness may be compressing the nerves coming out of your spine.
This may lead to the numbness that you complaint of
So get the spine imaged
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
Needs spine imaging
Detailed Answer:
You need to have your spine imaged
You can get an MRI of the spine
And if thats a bit expensive, at least an x ray
Here is why
You may be developing some spine problem
When you laugh, the pressure in your abdomen always rises
This pressure affects all parts of the abdominal cavity and all its contents
If your spine is weak, you feel more pain
This weakness may be compressing the nerves coming out of your spine.
This may lead to the numbness that you complaint of
So get the spine imaged
Best of luck
Dr Mittal
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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