What to do if you fall on your back and feel numbness in your legs

The numbness of the legs after a fall should go to the regular hospital in time for MRI or CT examination of the lumbar spine, and targeted treatment according to the specific conditions of the injury, including bed rest, drug therapy, physical therapy, surgical treatment and so on. 1. Bed rest: numbness in the legs after a fall may be caused by nerve irritation, so bed rest is necessary to prevent activities to avoid aggravation of the injury and serious complications. 2. medication: lumbar fall through the examination of the combined, if and a mild lumbar compression fracture, there is no obvious spinal stenosis, you can orally methylcobalamin, vitamin B1 and other nutritive drugs, in addition to mannitol and sodium heptadecanol saponin and other medications, in order to reduce edema, relieve the compression, and improve the symptoms of numbness. 3. Physical therapy: commonly used, including ultra-short wave irradiation, infrared rays, moxibustion, supportive aids and so on, can play a role in improving blood circulation, reduce tissue edema, is a kind of auxiliary treatment. 4. Surgery: If the lumbar fall injury is combined with a more serious compression fracture of the lumbar spine, and compression of the spinal canal, simple conservative treatment of numbness is difficult to alleviate the symptoms, you need to take timely surgical internal fixation to avoid the symptoms continue to worsen. To summarize, a fall on the waist feeling numbness in the legs, should pay close attention to, go to the regular hospital in a timely manner, in order to cooperate with the doctor’s treatment, to avoid delays in the condition.