Expert: Gerald Anzalone, D.C. - 10/22/2007

Question
I BEEN HAVING A LITTLE PAIN AND SOMETIMES NUMBNESS IN MY LEGS THAT ALSO GOES TO MY ARMS I HAD MY HEART CHECKED AND EVERYTHING AND MY BLOOD IS CIRCULATING GOOD BUT I JUST DON'T KNOW WHAT IT COULD BE CAN YOU MAYBE GIVE ME SOME CLUES

Answer
I can't provide you with a diagnosis over the Internet, but in general, leg pain or numbness does not radiate into the arms.

Leg numbness may be due to spinal nerve compression in the lumbar spine (commonly resulting from a disc herniation), vascular problems, or peripheral nerve entrapment in muscles. Other more serious diseases (such as diabetes) may also produce these symptoms, but because of the vague nature of your description, it is impossible to be more specific.

I recommend that have thorough physical examination and history by a competent musculokseletal practitioner (such as a chiropractor) to determine if the cause of your symptoms is musculoskeletal or if you need to evaluated by another specialist for further investigation.

I hope that this answer has been helpful to you.