Your legs depend on healthy nerves as much as healthy muscles.
Nerves traveling from the spinal cord control movement and transmit sensations between your legs and brain.
Problems affecting the spine or peripheral nerves can therefore cause symptoms such as weakness, numbness, tingling, burning sensations or difficulty walking.
This is especially important when leg weakness occurs alongside back pain or noticeable changes in sensation.
What Can Help?
Treatment depends entirely on the cause.
A healthcare professional may evaluate muscle strength, reflexes, sensation and walking ability. Depending on the symptoms, additional
