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What Causes Numb Sensation In The Spleen While Treating Minor Scoliosis?

Hi, I am a 29 year old female. I have been experiencing a numbing sensation in my spleen area. It has been occurring in the past month, on and off as soon as I jump in bed at night. I haven t done anything different in my daily routine. I do also have a minor scoliosis (4%) but this has never bothered me like this. What could this be? Thanks, Tina.
Wed, 4 Sep 2019
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Hi,

Noted your history of minor scoliosis and having numb sensation in spleen area for the past one month, no different things done than routine, increases on jumping in bed. Since you have scoliosis means there is definitely a compromise in the spinal canal or the nerve root exiting points.

This can be well diagnosed by the following ways:
- Consult a Neurosurgeon for clinical examination.
- MRI of the spine will help the most to know whether there is any compression of the sensory nerve root.
- If present then this may need a surgery of correction of scoliosis and its after effects as per the MRI findings.

Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further.

Regards,
Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon
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What Causes Numb Sensation In The Spleen While Treating Minor Scoliosis?

Hi, Noted your history of minor scoliosis and having numb sensation in spleen area for the past one month, no different things done than routine, increases on jumping in bed. Since you have scoliosis means there is definitely a compromise in the spinal canal or the nerve root exiting points. This can be well diagnosed by the following ways: - Consult a Neurosurgeon for clinical examination. - MRI of the spine will help the most to know whether there is any compression of the sensory nerve root. - If present then this may need a surgery of correction of scoliosis and its after effects as per the MRI findings. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if I can assist you further. Regards, Dr. T. Chandrakant, General Surgeon