numbness on side of knee

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I have been experience numbness on the side of my left knee for the last 6 months. It's an area about 4" in diamater

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I have the same numbness on the outside of my left knee and was wondering wha it could be? Any ideas?

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I too have numbness on the outside of my left knee. It's concentrated in the "soft spot" slightly below and to the left of my knee cap. I've had it off and on for several years. Just wondering.

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Oh, wow! I'm not the only one with the same exact symptom. Before the numbness, though I had a sharp needle like pain at that site whenever I put weight on the knee (such as kneeling). That finally went away and the numbness stayed. Now over 6 months later the side of my heel has a numbness too. Go figure....are they related or what?

I wonder if we'll get an answer. I never got one from my doctor when I complained about the sharp pain and numbness. But it was xrayed to be sure nothing was completely out of whack.

Hmmm....

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I also started getting a numbness on the outside of my left knee. It was proceeded by a sharp pain in the same area for several weeks before the numbness occured. I have also been experiencing a numbness in the first joint of my left middle finger. Any ideas?

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If you look at a schematic of the nerve pathways from the lower spine you'll see that a specific branch goes to the outside of the knee. that same root branch also extends down to the toes (big one as I recall).
So, IMHO, this likely relates to a compression of the nerve in your lower back.

Yes, I have the exact same symptoms. No, I'm not a physician. I'm just hoping it goes away after a few months.

numbness on side of knee

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