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Hello. i frequently sleep on my couch at night, left side. i woke up this morning with a tingling/burning sensation on my left leg below knee?

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Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Specializes in Adolescent Medicine

Neurological issue: The pain that you are describing is consistent with a distribution in the L4-L5 distribution and below. You should see a good neurologist. You midht need an MRI of that part of your body to define what is happening more exactly. And then treatment.

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Answered 4/21/2018

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A member asked:

Hello. i frequently sleep on my couch at night, left side. i woke up this morning with a tingling/burning sensation on my left leg below knee?

A doctor has provided 1 answer

Dr. Charles Gordon answered

Dr Chuu agreed

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