10. Spinal lesion or tumor
A spinal lesion or tumor is an abnormal growth of tissue surrounding or within your spinal cord or column. Spinal tumors can be noncancerous or cancerous. They can originate in the spinal column or spine or spread there from another site.
The most common symptom is back pain, which increases with activity or worsens at night. If the tumor presses on a nerve, it can cause sudden leg weakness or numbness in the arms or chest.
Treatment depends on the location and type of the lesion or tumor and whether or not it’s cancerous. Some options to resolve sudden leg weakness include radiation therapy, chemotherapy to shrink the tumor, or surgery to remove the tumor.
If you liked our article on the causes of sudden leg weakness, you may also want to read 10 Early Signs of Osteoarthritis You Shouldn’t Ignore.
3 replies on “10 Causes of Sudden Leg Weakness—No. 8 Is Very Common”
It just happened to me in the last I would say one month or one and a half month I just fell down first when I fell down I banged my head on the floor because I lose conscience for the 007 seconds and second time it just happened this morning when I went to washroom and going back to the bedroom my legs they just give up but nothing else this time I fell down between my bad this time I had a little problem to get up on my bed somehow I grab myself for one side of the bed and I manage to get up so I would like to know what really happening and I start to worry a little bit especially when I’m walking and going outside would you please let me know
My husband suddenly can’t walk. He is on hospice is that the problem
When i was a sophomore in high school my legs would collapse on me. There was three floors and6 flights of stairs. I could get up the first set but after hitting the landing i could maybe do 6 steps before i was toast. I had yo sit down until feeling came back in my legs to support my weight. l was unbearably thin. The doctor told us that it was from my muscles atrophy during the summer. We were always walking and riding bikes so I was very confused. No blood work was done just a examination. There was never pain irritation tingling just refused to go any further.’