Lower back pain for 1 year.Done it
all,pt.Mri,epidural .2 buldging disc.I do
excersices every day.I have noticed in the
last two days lots of pins and needle
feelings,started in lower back, pain and
now all over.Anyone know what that
means?Do I need muscle relaxers.It doesn't
hurts,just weird.Thanks bella
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SHORTY1980
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Joined: 08 Jan 2006 Posts: 14 Location: ILLINOIS
Pins And Needles Posted: 02-14-06 00:45am
Is the pins and needles all over your body
or just in some places? It might be a or
a few pinched nerves
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Nevets
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Joined: 22 Feb 2006 Posts: 11 Location: New Jersey, USA
Posted: 03-01-06 14:36pm
From what you describe, I would tend to
agree (from my own experience... I'm not
a pro) that you have pinched nerves. My
recommendation would be to see a pain
management specialist and/or a
neurologist. In my situation, I have a
herniated disk, a couple of bulging disks,
arthritis, and facet joint problems. All
of these contributed to sensations much
like you described. I found I either had
pins and needles, or felt like there was a
fire burning in my back.
There are various treatments that may be
beneficial to you...
Some of these require a pain management
specialist, and may require injections.
But before you panic about going that
route, ask your doctor about lidoderm
patches. They can be surprisingly
effective in helping discomfort of this
sort. If it's diagnosed as neuropathy
(nerves firing continuous "false" pain
signals to your brain), there are
effective medications to help this. New
ones include cymbalta, and lyrica. I am
on lyrica, and posted a brief write-up on
it. I have found it has helped me
tremendously. The lidoderm patches are
also very helpful in many cases, and are
quite harmless overall.
