Hello,
I am writing regarding my fathers back
problem, he has had it for years and tried
many different things but things seem to
be getting worse. He cannot sleep due to
the pain so it is driving him mad! He has
an x-ray a few years ago which showed a
lot of degenerative change in the
lumbosacral disc, less so at the L4/5 disc
and more so again at the proximal lumbar
spine. The L4/5 are very arthritic. The
strange thing that has stumped many people
he has seen is that he gets a continual
pain from the back to the groin - maybe
there is a trapped nerve in the back
problem area? He has seen a few people in
and around Shropshire but we feel that we
should look further afield to see other
specialist. He has had facet injections
but this didn't work. Does anyone have a
similar problem or know of a specialist
that may be able to help? Thank you,
Michelle
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sillyakchick
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Posted: 07-17-07 13:22pm
Groin pain is usually caused by hip
pathology, such as degenerative arthritis.
I would ask for an x-ray of the hip to
determine if this is causing his groin
pain.
