Hi, Thank you for your question. I doubt that some spinal nerves may be compressing in spine by disc prolapse & degeneration or stenosis. By the reason of that nerves from the spinal cord can be irritated causing weakness in the leg, leg/thigh pain and numbness, tingling. Few persons also face generalized body weakness and numbness due to other nerve irritation on back. If he suffers continuous weakness and notice reduced strength of muscle bulk in both the legs, please arrange an appointment with a neurologist right away who will evaluate the possibilities here. These “red flags” could be indicative of compression of the spinal cord and its nerve branches and early treatment is essential if permanent damage needs to be avoided. Further referral to a physiotherapist for spinal exercises could be beneficial and may produce relief of symptoms. Hope this helps.
Hi thank you for your answer, I spent the whole weekend in pain I contacted the doctor on who increased the tramadol i feel that this is not helping and i am not able to get comfortable when sitting particularly on the left side I cannot just go to see a neurologist as you have to be reffered the only way is through A & E and I really do not want another stay in hospital what can I do to evelate all this.