Stairway To Pain

[onid892]

Why is it that whenever I run up or down the stairs in my house when im in a hurry, the whole left side of my body goes numb, my tounge seems to kind of curl up, and I have this uncontrollable problem where my arm pulls to my body....It only happens with stairs....i think it might of happened ONE other time when I was running on flat ground....or in gym class or something...but Please help me, I've almost fallen down the stairs doing this and I dont fell like having a broken leg anytime soon...Any feedback is much appreciated....Thanks In Advance

[Marvin84]

go to the doctor......get yourself checked... !!!

To me, it sounds circulatory...as if the oxygen is not going thru your system fast enough, as your heart rate rises. This happens to me when I over exert during exercise, my heart rate will spike and usually my feet will go numb.... but that is ME.... Yours sounds a little more serious - maybe have a fitness test with your GP present so that he/she can see what happens....either way please see your doctor!!

Best wishes to you!

[willow74]

Definatley go to the doctor now.  In the most serious of cases it could be a stroke or a form of epilepsy.

If you experience headache, dizziness and confusion with your speech when you get the numbness then this is very serious

make an appointment today to make sure

[Englishbird]

As above - go to the doctor! however, if you don't get any joy with them - you might concider going to a chiropractor as it is a possibility that you are trapping a nerve either through back or pelvis problems.

[trodgers5]

Sounds like the movement of walking up the stairs is trapping one of your nerves (running also uses same action)  Only stretching and yoga and physio will help.