leg pain and at time leg will buckle

by Gus
(Jackson, NN)

My leg just under the butt cheek hurts and it makes it hard if not impossible to walk. The pain will move to where there was none the next time.


I don't know why but it seems to be getting worse. I can't walk without pain and dragging the leg.

Hello Gus,
Dragging of your leg is always a potentially serious situation; it may mean that you have a seriously pinched nerve causing what is known as paresis, or nerve weakness, in medical jargon.

A thorough chiropractic examination is called for, looking for numbness, loss of reflex, weakness in specific muscle groups and a positive nerve stretch test.

Talk to friends, family and your doctor and locate a good chiro.

Be careful; don't do lots of bending, twisting and lifting. Sit less. And do our exercises that you'll find in the navigation bar at chiropractic help.

Let me know how you get on.

Dr B

Click here to post comments

Join in and write your own page! It's easy to do. How? Simply click here to return to Femoral nerve.





Did you find this page useful? Then perhaps forward it to a suffering friend. Better still, Tweet or Face Book it.

Share this page:
Enjoy this page? Then forward it to a friend. Here's how...

Would you prefer to share this page with others by linking to it?

  1. Click on the HTML link code below.
  2. Copy and paste it, adding a note of your own, into your blog, a Web page, forums, a blog comment, your Facebook account, or anywhere that someone would find this page valuable.