Lower back pain radiating down legs Posted: 01-26-08 06:52am
I injured my back in Sept. 07 during
physical training (i am in the military).
Have been receiving treatment ever since
but the pain has only gotten worse.
Doctors have had me do physical therapy
but it caused more pain. They have me on
oxycodone, but I refuse to take it unless
in extreme pain for fear of addiction. Got
a CT scan but it didn't show the soft
tissue. Had an MRI last week and the
results are as follows:
At L5-S1, there is a small
broad-based central HNP that mildly
impinges on both S1 nerve roots. There is
mild degenerative disc narrowing and
desiccation at this level.
What does this mean? I fear that this will
bring my military carreer to an end seeing
as I currently am unable to do any kinda
of training, let alone work my job without
being in pain,
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rollar64
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Posted: 01-26-08 09:43am
Hi lio171
L5-S1 is where your bottom vertebra sits
on top of your sacrum (the bone in the
middle of your pelvis), HNP stands for
herniated nucleus pulposus , this means
your disk has ruptured, and some of the
jelly like substance in your disk, has
oozed out, this is impinging on the nerve
roots that coarse out of holes toward the
side of your spine. the disk has lost some
height, and has dried out some.
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rollar64
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Posted: 01-26-08 09:44am
Hi lio171
L5-S1 is where your bottom vertebra sits
on top of your sacrum (the bone in the
middle of your pelvis), HNP stands for
herniated nucleus pulposus , this means
your disk has ruptured, and some of the
jelly like substance in your disk, has
oozed out, this is impinging on the nerve
roots that coarse out of holes toward the
side of your spine. the disk has lost some
height, and has dried out some.
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algosdoc
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Posted: 01-26-08 13:30pm
The compression of nerves leads to
numbness. If you have pain but no
numbness, it is likely the chemically
active cytokines and enzymes from the
nucleus pulopis (the central part of the
disc) are causing severe irritation of the
nerve roots. The enzymes chew the lining
off the outside of the nerve.
