heavy load & severe shooting stabbing pain in my lower back Posted: 07-22-04 14:09pm
I am a 28 year old female. About 3 and a
half months ago I was carrying an
extremely heavy trash bag. I was dragging
the bag on the floor while bent on my
right side when suddenly I felt severe
shooting stabbing pain in my lower back(on
right side) shooting through my right
buttock, right groin & posterior to right
thigh. For the next 4 weeks I went
through the usual conservative management
of limited activity, pain meds and
physical therapy along with lumbar xrays,
rheumatological work-up which was all
negative. I continued to suffer from
severe pain so an mri was obtained one
month after injury which did not reveal
any disc herniation. I saw a neurologist
who injected my low back with botox seven
weeks after injury. I was advised by him
to continue nsaids and limited activity.
I continued to suffer from deep burning
pain in my right buttock with severe
tightness/stiffness in my posterior right
thigh down to calf, relieving only on
lying down on my back. 11 weeks after
injury a bone scan was obtained which too
was negative.
I saw a pain/anesthesia speacialist 2
weeks ago who gave a theory that at the
time I picked up trash my l5-s1 disk
herniated and by the time mri was done it
went back however it had done the damage
of inflamming my right sciatic nerve which
still in not healed. He ordered emg
studies however the neurologist did not do
the needle prick of muscles. He just
tested the nerve velocity which was 40 %
reduced at l5 to s1 level. Clinically I
still have my knee jerk and ankle jerk
intact. The pain specialist injected me
with epidural steroid 5 days ago but I m
still in pain. Hard to do even daily
activities.
Plz guide me to the best of your
knowledge what to do and expect. May god
bless u
I have also just starting having painful
back problems. I feel for you, i'm sorry
I cannot help. I do have a couple words
of advice keep a positive mental attitude
about it and never stop believing it will
get better.
You will be in my prayers
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DESAVIEW888
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 11 Jul 2004 Posts: 23 Location: MALAYSIA
Posted: 07-23-04 11:28am
So many specialists and so many diagnostic
procedures but not enough on healing.
This is a strength and also a weakness of
medical practise.
I dont know what is rheumatic work out. I
hope this workout has not aggravated your
injury. For herniated dics patients
really need specialised exercises.
Strictly no flexion exercises like bending
forward. Only extension exercises
allowed. The idea is to centralise the
protrusion and stablisation of lumbar
region first. Look for a physio therapist
familiar with the mckenzie method
you should invest equivalent amount of
time/money to look for relief/cure from
therapists as you have spend on all the
medical specialists and their high tech
machines. I mean like physio, alexander
method for postures, lifestyle changes,
nutrition and foods to avoid, alternative
medicine, detox plans, pain management
techniques, chiropractor etc etc. Doctors
and their over specilisations are no good
for degenerative diseases unless you are
talking about surgery. Dont under
estimate your body's ability to heal
itself if you do the right things to take
care of it.
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sneakycol
New User, Becoming EHEALTHy
Joined: 08 Oct 2004 Posts: 43 Location: Arbroath, Scotland
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