<s>[INST] I was bent over and took a punch in my lower back on right side. It hurt immediately causing my feet to go numb and leaving me unable to walk. I went to the ER and went thru a catscan, then release shortly thereafter with no visible problems in my scan. It s been a few days and the pain has only been slightly reduced. If the pain is still present this coming weekend i ll have to go back to be checked. What would you think? [/INST] Hi,Thank you for posting your query.Based on your symptoms, I do not think any serious injury has occurred. The pain is most likely due to soft tissue injury, which may take a few weeks to completely heal.So, there is no need to worry at present.Please get back if you require any additional information.Best wishes,Dr Sudhir Kumar MD (Internal Medicine), DM (Neurology)Senior Consultant NeurologistApollo Hospitals, Hyderabad,My personal URL on this website:   My email: drsudhirkumar@yahoo.comMy blog: </s>