Need help for Sciatica and Spondlyosis Posted: 08-20-06 17:08pm
hi i have been getting sciatica for years
it seems as i get older its going worse it
used to be in 1 leg and now it is in both
legs and in my back when its here it goes
in 1 leg and then eases and goes in to
other leg its not to bad with my back but
im having really bad trouble with my back
recently my bones in my back keep clicking
when i lift my legs up when im lying down
and need toilet or have been sleep i can
hardly walk cos of the pain in my lowe
back its af all from my waste it feels
like its seizing up its really hard to
explain this about my back i also suffer
with my neck spondlyosis i havent really
got any idea whats going on but i
desperatly need some help any ideas
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Back Pain Answer A1385 Posted: 08-28-06 05:49am
It seems that you are suffering from
lumbar and sacral spondylosis as well as
spondylosis of the cervical spine (neck).
You can request an X-ray image of the
lumbar and sacral spine. Spondylosis
manifested via disc degeneration,
osteophytes, and arthritis of the
inter-vertebral joints. All such
pathological processes lead to deformation
of the spine and pressure on the spinal
nerves. Deformation of the spine disturbs
stasis (the body's normalizing
equilibrium) and can cause spasms of the
vertebral muscles. In turn, muscle spasms
can cause back pain. Pressure on spinal
nerves can cause pain, itching, numbness,
muscle weakness and paralyses. Nerve pain
is sharp and originates in areas
innervated by the affected nerve. For
example, during sciatica nerve problems,
the whole leg can experience pain because
the sciatic nerve innervates the whole
leg. For now, you might consider
requesting medication to help reduce the
pain (painkillers). Eventuallym if
required, disc degeneration can be treated
surgically by removing the entire disc.
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