No Wallet in Back Pockets
Wallet in back pockets lead to Wallet Neuropathy. It may be the first time you are hearing about it, that is ok. I was once ignorant too. If you habitually place your wallet in the back pocket of your trousers, you may actually be a victim, and thus suffering from early, or progressive evidence of this pathology.
Do you feel pain, various sensations, numbness or sometime paraesthesia in your legs/limbs? – Then, this may be a sign. Do you find your legs sometimes too heavy to carry, or suffer from swollen foot? These may be early signs of wallet neuropathy. Wallet neuropathy is defined as Low back (and lower limb) pain (and discomfort) caused by sitting on an overstuffed wallet kept in a back pocket.
Men’s wares usually have many pockets – breast/front pockets, back pockets, jacket pocket, etc. These pockets are usually for storage of items such as money, coins, cards, and sometimes metals and food stuffs. Pockets in the back of men’s trousers are normally used to carry wallets stuffed with money, cards, coins, etc. Occasionally, some people carry metals and work tools in these pockets. This is tolerable as long as the person does not sit down, as when a person carrying a wallet on the back pockets sits, he is susceptible to wallet neuropathy. Wallet neuropathy results from damage of the main nerves of the leg (sciatic nerve) leading to extreme pain, discomfort and sometimes paralysis.
Some people refer to this as the fat wallet syndrome because it is worse with a fat wallet full of coins, money, cards and other things. It is also known as hip-pocket syndrome, wallet neuritis, wallet sciatica, credit carditis, or piriformis syndrome in the medical world. It is a neuromuscular condition which involves both sciatic nerve and piriformis muscle.
Clinically, wallet neuropathy may present with pain upon sitting, standing, or lying for prolonged durations, numbness in foot, and difficulty in walking. Doctors, with high index of suspicion may diagnose this syndrome based on physical examination, patient medical history, and diagnostic tests.
It is important to understand that a bulky wallet kept in your back pocket every day can lead to real and lasting problems with sciatica. When your wallet irritates the sciatic nerve, there will be a resultant pain in your back or lower body. This is worse in men who carry wallets in their back pockets while driving, sometimes for very long distance. Sitting with a wallet at the back pocket for a long time is equally very dangerous.
The pathology of wallet neuropathy is very simple. When wallet (especially thick and fat ones) are placed in the back pocket, they press on the piriformis muscle in your buttocks which compresses the sciatic nerve when you sit. Sitting all day does not help this!
It is important to state that this is not a new discovery as “wallet neuropathy” was first described in the New England Journal of Medicine in 1966. The good news is that wallet neuropathy can be prevented, reversed or treated. The simplest and most effective treatment is to remove the wallet from the back pocket. I began implementing this by March 2nd 2018. You can do the same! You can reduce the content/size of the wallet and place it in a front pocket. Slim wallets are healthy and fashionable when placed in front pockets. You also have the additional benefit of preventing your wallet from being stolen as it is always easier to steal things placed in the back pockets.
What if you already have the problem? There is a solution. When pain is felt, analgesics such as non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS) is very useful. Exercises focusing on the leg muscles/nerves, and stretches designed to free and strengthen the muscles are also helpful. In severe cases, surgical procedures may be needed to free the piriformis muscle from compressing the sciatic nerve.
The breakthrough product – Riboceine found in Cellgevity and other prodiucts – can also help in reviving compressed sciatic nerves and denervated muscles and organs affected by sciatic nerve compression. Riboceine is a powerful anti-oxidant, and detoxify. Taking a normal or slightly higher dose per day for three months can make a world of difference and prevent surgical intervention. If you have already started having symptoms of wallet neuropathy, explore this possibility.
Take that wallet out of your back pocket now. Do not wait until it is too late.
References
Free Dictionary. Wallet Neuropathy. Retrieved on 13/03.2018 from https://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Wallet+Neuropathy
Rebecca. The danger of carrying a bulky wallet and how it affects your health, Published on April 26, 2017. Retrieved on 13/03/2018 from https://www.ipitaka.com/blogs/news/the-danger-of-carrying-a-bulky-wallet-and-how-it-affects-your-health
Sai TT, Sai KG, Krupa SY and Komal KT. Fat Wallet Syndrome: A Mini Review. ejbps, 2016, Volume 3, Issue 9, 633-635. Retrieved from https://www.researchgate.net/publication/314358703_FAT_WALLET_SYNDROME_A_MINI_REVIEW on 13/03.2018