u/Professional_Oil1832

M 25 years old 187lbs 6’0

Has anyone dealt with ongoing nerve/muscle symptoms from back issues that move around and flare up depending on position?

For the last few months I’ve had weird symptoms mostly in my right leg. It started as calf tightness/cramping feelings and now I get twitching/rolling sensations in my calf, foot, and sometimes hamstring. Certain positions make it worse, especially sitting with my knees bent or stretching the leg a certain way.

I also have lower back problems and was told before I have lumbar radiculopathy/spinal stenosis, so I’m starting to think this is more connected to my back/nerve irritation than anything else. BUT i was originally diagnosed 2 years ago this is new issues in my leg. Straight leg raises can shoot sensations down the leg and sometimes it feels like the muscles are constantly on the verge of cramping.

The newest thing is some swelling or fullness above the inside of my knee. No redness or major heat, just feels inflamed and irritated.

I’m still active, still walking, golfing, doing PT stuff, etc. so I’m not really looking for worst case scenario answers. More wondering if anyone else has had nerve irritation or back issues cause:
- twitching
- cramp feelings
- calf tightness
- foot sensations
- knee irritation/swelling
- muscles feeling overworked constantly

Did PT, stretching, posture work, injections, rest, etc. help any of you? Starting to feel like my nervous system and muscles are just permanently irritated at this point.

Has anyone dealt with ongoing nerve/muscle symptoms from back issues that move around and flare up depending on position?

For the last few months I’ve had weird symptoms mostly in my right leg. It started as calf tightness/cramping feelings and now I get twitching/rolling sensations in my calf, foot, and sometimes hamstring. Certain positions make it worse, especially sitting with my knees bent or stretching the leg a certain way.

I also have lower back problems and was told before I have lumbar radiculopathy/spinal stenosis, so I’m starting to think this is more connected to my back/nerve irritation than anything else. BUT i was originally diagnosed 2 years ago this is new issues in my leg. Straight leg raises can shoot sensations down the leg and sometimes it feels like the muscles are constantly on the verge of cramping.

The newest thing is some swelling or fullness above the inside of my knee. No redness or major heat, just feels inflamed and irritated.

I’m still active, still walking, golfing, doing PT stuff, etc. so I’m not really looking for worst case scenario answers. More wondering if anyone else has had nerve irritation or back issues cause:
- twitching
- cramp feelings
- calf tightness
- foot sensations
- knee irritation/swelling
- muscles feeling overworked constantly

Did PT, stretching, posture work, injections, rest, etc. help any of you? Starting to feel like my nervous system and muscles are just permanently irritated at this point.

I’m 25 and this has honestly started ruining my life mentally. I’ve had back problems for years already. I have 3 lumbar disc issues, sciatica/radiculopathy and Bertolotti syndrome on the right side. My right hip/glute/leg have always been tighter than the left but the last few months everything has gotten way worse.

My calves twitch nonstop now. Hamstrings feel like they want to cramp if my legs are bent too long. Sometimes my feet twitch, hands twitch, even weird pelvic/groin twitching at times. My legs constantly feel tight/heavy and my right calf feels almost like someone is lightly squeezing it all day.

The weirdest part is I can STILL do things. I can golf, walk, do PT, lift lighter weights etc. I don’t have foot drop or paralysis or anything obvious. But my body just feels OFF constantly.

I had an EMG done on my arm and it was clean. Cervical MRI was normal too. Doctors don’t see clinical weakness. But my brain keeps convincing me something horrible is wrong because the twitching/cramping/heavy feelings are literally every day now.

I also notice:
- symptoms get worse when I focus on them
- stress/anxiety makes them explode
- straight leg raise reproduces nerve pain down my leg
- sitting certain ways makes everything worse
- I wake up exhausted constantly
- muscles get sore/fatigued super easily now
- I get internal vibrating feelings sometimes trying to sleep

I’ve gone so far down the ALS/MS rabbit hole that I honestly don’t even know what’s real anymore. Half the time I can’t tell if it’s my back issues, nerve irritation, muscle guarding, anxiety, BFS, or just my nervous system being completely fried from being in fight or flight 24/7.

Mostly just wondering if anyone else with lumbar disc problems/radiculopathy/anxiety has had similar symptoms because this stuff is exhausting mentally.