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Cant stand on tip toes and calf muscle atrophy
Cant stand on tip toes and calf muscle atrophy
I'm numb from my crotch down the back of my leg to my foot, but noticed in the past 2 weeks or so my right calf muscle was feeling very tight, never paid much attention but over the past few days I noticed I cant tippy toe on that foot and it scares the hell outta me!!
I had severe sciatica last feb (08) lasted for about 10 weeks. Was on Naproxen, Co-Codamol 30-500's and Tramadol for the pain, one day my back went and couldnt walk for about 8 hours, after that it got gradually better (as in pain was less) but developed the numbness now the wasting calf muscle!!
Can anyone help me on this, what I need to do, exercises etc to rebuild the muscle or lessen the numbness.
Does anyone know if the numbness has replaced my severe sciatic pain?
Jon
I'm numb from my crotch down the back of my leg to my foot, but noticed in the past 2 weeks or so my right calf muscle was feeling very tight, never paid much attention but over the past few days I noticed I cant tippy toe on that foot and it scares the hell outta me!!
I had severe sciatica last feb (08) lasted for about 10 weeks. Was on Naproxen, Co-Codamol 30-500's and Tramadol for the pain, one day my back went and couldnt walk for about 8 hours, after that it got gradually better (as in pain was less) but developed the numbness now the wasting calf muscle!!
Can anyone help me on this, what I need to do, exercises etc to rebuild the muscle or lessen the numbness.
Does anyone know if the numbness has replaced my severe sciatic pain?
Jon
I would suggest finding a good PT. I fell herniated L5-S1 had surgery in May 2011 was totally fine until Jan 2013 when I had a sciatic flare up after that I have been limping and unable to lift up on to my toes. Have been seeing a PT for four months now and my calf muscle is a little bigger and I am able to walk using the front of my foot to some extent. When back to neurosurgeon and he did another MRI. Says there is some fullness in same area possible bone spur surrounded by sinovial cyst that is pressing on S!. He wants to do a decompress/fusion. I don't want to have another surgery more often than not I hear there is improvement if you are lucky for a short period to time but for the most part more problems arise.
Hi there, I wonder how your situation is now regarding your foot and calf. I had a similar surgery about 2 months ago and am now almost in the same state as you describe. Did you find out any exercise or anything that has helped with the numb / tingling foot and stiff calf muscles? Regards - Annie
Hope you're doing better.
I've had severe back & leg problems for about 18 years now.
6 years ago I went in for a lamenectomy to relieve severe spinal stenosis in the L3, L4, L5, & S1 area of my lower back. As it turned out the stuff that forms in the spinal column that wraps itself around the spinal chord & strangles it causing the stenosis didn't wrap itself around my spinal chord but went through it instead! The neuro surgeon told me afterward that she ended up spending 3 extra hours in there snipping & pulling & snipping & pulling little bits out from betwen the twining nerves that make up your spinal chord and it's nerve branches.
Well, as it turned out I have spinal chord damage. After all the therapy I could still only stand for a minute or so & walk maybe 50' but then there better be somewhere for me to st down or my legs would literally go out from under me.
Then I got a spinal chord stimulator put inside of me. And it was definitely better.
For about 2 years. Now I'm worse than I was before the stimulator. About 20' is a long walk!
But I also noticed my left leg was much worse & I began to notice it getting smaller. My thigh muscle is atrophying & my calf muscles in both legs stay hard as a rock. And if I try to massage them they want to charley horse on me. So that's HOW I found this site! Looking for help.
So I hope the posts keep on coming.
The only thing I can add is Aquatic Therapy. I had about 7 weeks of Aquatic therapy twice a week & it really helped but then the Medicare money ran out so I had to quit. In about a week I went back to how I was but it told me I need that warm almost hot water to work out in.
So my wife & I are betting the farm. We're refinancing to build a poolhouse & put in a heated swimming pool to excersize in. There's actually an underwater walker you can get for your pool!
Hope that helps!
I've had severe back & leg problems for about 18 years now.
6 years ago I went in for a lamenectomy to relieve severe spinal stenosis in the L3, L4, L5, & S1 area of my lower back. As it turned out the stuff that forms in the spinal column that wraps itself around the spinal chord & strangles it causing the stenosis didn't wrap itself around my spinal chord but went through it instead! The neuro surgeon told me afterward that she ended up spending 3 extra hours in there snipping & pulling & snipping & pulling little bits out from betwen the twining nerves that make up your spinal chord and it's nerve branches.
Well, as it turned out I have spinal chord damage. After all the therapy I could still only stand for a minute or so & walk maybe 50' but then there better be somewhere for me to st down or my legs would literally go out from under me.
Then I got a spinal chord stimulator put inside of me. And it was definitely better.
For about 2 years. Now I'm worse than I was before the stimulator. About 20' is a long walk!
But I also noticed my left leg was much worse & I began to notice it getting smaller. My thigh muscle is atrophying & my calf muscles in both legs stay hard as a rock. And if I try to massage them they want to charley horse on me. So that's HOW I found this site! Looking for help.
So I hope the posts keep on coming.
The only thing I can add is Aquatic Therapy. I had about 7 weeks of Aquatic therapy twice a week & it really helped but then the Medicare money ran out so I had to quit. In about a week I went back to how I was but it told me I need that warm almost hot water to work out in.
So my wife & I are betting the farm. We're refinancing to build a poolhouse & put in a heated swimming pool to excersize in. There's actually an underwater walker you can get for your pool!
Hope that helps!
Dear Colleagues
In July 2007, I underwent surgery inclusive of two {2} TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENTS in L4/L5 and L5/S1/
The original bodily discs were replaced with titanium discs and after 12 years of pain, in which the final 3 years prior were chronic, my severe pain was no longer. I mean I was totally pain free. The only let down was the noticeable atrophy in my right calf muscle. My left calf muscle radius measured 36cm and my righ a mere 25cm. Now it is obvious the reasons why the muscle withered but now I am more interested in rebuilding the damaged calf. I notie that when I consistently do caly raises, it needs to be done in the following manner to begin to get benefits. I start by perfmring raises on my strong left leg to fatigue it. By doing this, the right and weaker leg compensates by picking up the load. I then go ahead and perform 300 calf raises in 3 x 100 sets with no extra weight other than my own body. The toeher trick is to take a time ratio of 1 to 4 seconds for the complete movement of exercise. That is, raise your leg and if it takes 1 second then you MUST lower your leg over 4 seconds to work the muscle on release.
trust me this works, even if the progress in minimal. remember, the nerve needs time to recuperate and for me it has now been 5 years since my surgery and no pain. My calf is getting slightly better and it is painfully slow however; I has wastage occuring over 12 years so I must be patient. Doing nothing will ojnly add to the demise of your current condition. We need to train the brain to become more adept to out bodily function. Doing nothing requires no action from the brain, through the damaged nerve/s. to action movement.
Cheers.
In July 2007, I underwent surgery inclusive of two {2} TOTAL DISC REPLACEMENTS in L4/L5 and L5/S1/
The original bodily discs were replaced with titanium discs and after 12 years of pain, in which the final 3 years prior were chronic, my severe pain was no longer. I mean I was totally pain free. The only let down was the noticeable atrophy in my right calf muscle. My left calf muscle radius measured 36cm and my righ a mere 25cm. Now it is obvious the reasons why the muscle withered but now I am more interested in rebuilding the damaged calf. I notie that when I consistently do caly raises, it needs to be done in the following manner to begin to get benefits. I start by perfmring raises on my strong left leg to fatigue it. By doing this, the right and weaker leg compensates by picking up the load. I then go ahead and perform 300 calf raises in 3 x 100 sets with no extra weight other than my own body. The toeher trick is to take a time ratio of 1 to 4 seconds for the complete movement of exercise. That is, raise your leg and if it takes 1 second then you MUST lower your leg over 4 seconds to work the muscle on release.
trust me this works, even if the progress in minimal. remember, the nerve needs time to recuperate and for me it has now been 5 years since my surgery and no pain. My calf is getting slightly better and it is painfully slow however; I has wastage occuring over 12 years so I must be patient. Doing nothing will ojnly add to the demise of your current condition. We need to train the brain to become more adept to out bodily function. Doing nothing requires no action from the brain, through the damaged nerve/s. to action movement.
Cheers.
so are these side effects common, or are we just the unlucky few. I'm only 3 weeks outside of an emergency microdicectomy where my entire right leg was so numb and in so much pain I was at the emergency room and 2 days later I had surgery. I however can't make a muscle with my right leg and I'm worried that the dr won't let me drive if I can't push down with my right calf. I'm walking with a limp. My balance is bad, my legs are weak. steps are terrible. Again I'm only 3 weeks out from surgery though. the funny thing is my hernated disc was pushing on my left side nerve originally and that's where all the pain and weakness was originally. the bulge was so big it hooked itslef around and impacted my right side worse than my left side was impacted. After reading these comments, I'm getting pretty nervous.
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Are you better now? I'm two weeks out of L5/S1 Disectomy. Pain was originally in buttocks and numbness same area. However since coming out of surgery I now have pain in my leg behind my knee and I can't actually stand on my tip toes or do a heel raise!! Have you improved?
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