I must say, (and somebody back me up here), if he was lifting something, and something popped...and he has been in pain, well, to me it sounds like a visit to an Orthopedist might be in order.

Have you done this already.

Like I said, in my husband's case, the chiropractic neurologist literally saved his life. If the ortho is a no go, might be worth a visit (to a chiropractic/neurologist, that is if you can find one near you).

I assume, he's had back x-rays, etc. etc.mri's????

If so, what were the findings??

I agree with Mel, any pressure on the spinal cord can cause trouble like this, usually [but not always] lower back pressure can affect the the lower extremities and cervical spine can affect the arms & hands, an MRI would be the shot to check this out properly.

Brian

i hope anything helps,been going through this for years..what tests has he been through? i would have a ortho take a look,mri i hope was done..i'm
not doing so hot right now,so please escuse. sue

--that a spinal/orthopedic consult is definitely in order.

The trouble is, symptoms of peripheral neuropathy can be exactly mimicked by those of spinal cord problems, or of radiculopathy--damage to the nerve roots nearest the cord (a special subcategory of neuropathy). Symptoms can include pain, numbness, weird sensations (parastheses) . . .this is part of why investigations into neural symptoms are often so time-consuming (and costly).

If you haven't seen it before, go to the www.lizajane.org site--these spreadsheets were put together as a way of tracking just about any test that might be relevant to neural symptoms (and of suggesting tests to reluctant doctors).

What kind of testing has he had? He should at least be getting MRI's of cervical/thoracic/lumbosacral spine, and probably EMG/nerve conduction studies to see if any disruption in neural signals between spine and extremities can be localized (e.g., stemming from spine, vs. nerve root, vs. farther along the peripheral pathways).

That was my first thought too! If that's the case than there's an underlying, treatable cause for the PN. And that's wonderful news! I hope! If they treat the spine issues the PN will clear up.

The spine, etc., needs to be checked out.