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What Causes Swollen Right Foot And Difficulty In Left Arm Movement?

My dad is 74 years old for the last 3 weeks his right foot swelled up and went away and now he feels his right leg he can t hardly lift it up in his left arm he can hardly raise up went out to hospital a couple weeks ago and they said that it was probably muscle spasm he has had both hips replaced and has had a lower back surgery
Mon, 14 Mar 2016
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Hello,

Thank you for the query and welcome to Healthcaremagic!

In order to help you out i will need some more information about your dad's condition like when was his hip surgery done? did he have the right foot swelling during the period when he was on bed post surgery?has the left hand movement improved or worsened and in how much time? Was a head CT done at the time of your doctor's visit for complaint of left hand movement?Is he on any blood thinner tablets?

Post surgery rest especially in old age can lead to clot in leg which circulate and cause stroke or TIA. Thus this possibility needs to be looked into.

If both examination by your clinician and Head CT were normal then its likely to be muscle spasm which will be improved with hand exercises and taking muscle relaxant tablets.

Hope this helped. Contact back for any further questions , Takecare!
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What Causes Swollen Right Foot And Difficulty In Left Arm Movement?

Hello, Thank you for the query and welcome to Healthcaremagic! In order to help you out i will need some more information about your dad s condition like when was his hip surgery done? did he have the right foot swelling during the period when he was on bed post surgery?has the left hand movement improved or worsened and in how much time? Was a head CT done at the time of your doctor s visit for complaint of left hand movement?Is he on any blood thinner tablets? Post surgery rest especially in old age can lead to clot in leg which circulate and cause stroke or TIA. Thus this possibility needs to be looked into. If both examination by your clinician and Head CT were normal then its likely to be muscle spasm which will be improved with hand exercises and taking muscle relaxant tablets. Hope this helped. Contact back for any further questions , Takecare!