Please help me Identify the Cause of Back Pain Posted: 08-25-06 06:17am
Hello, for the last two months my left leg
has been in severe pain. Over time it has
gotten worse I would say, but its always
been pretty bad. Its very difficult to
fall asleep, as the pain is worse in the
morning and at night. I don't have health
insurance so no P.C.P. but I went to the
e.r. and the doctor just said the pain
would most likely go away, and gave me
some muscle relaxers. The pain has not
gone away, and I can't figure out what the
heck is going on. It starts in my lower
left back and runs through my leg, and the
pain can be concentrated in a variety of
spots throughout, it varies day to day.
Pain medicine makes it feel better but I
want to cure it not mask it. I don't
think it is sciatic nerve because it can
often hurt in my front thigh, but I'm not
a doctor. I would love to just get an
idea of what could be going on here. So
far I have tryed stretching, laying off
it, working it out, Reike massage, icing
it, and I went to a chiropractor for 1
visit, but nothing seemed to help. One
thing that has slightly helped has been a
hot tub. Thank you for any help you might
have in helping me get to he bottom of
this! Austin
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Back Pain Answer A1407 Posted: 09-05-06 04:46am
It seems as if you are experiencing neural
pain, perhaps sciatica. You can request
an X-ray image of the lumbar-sacral spine
to idnetify the cause(s) of the pain.
Painkillers and physical therapy may help
temporarily, but if there is a discus
hernia present, surgical therapy is
indicated. A discus hernia can be
confirmed or excluded with an MRI. You
must visit a General Practitioner doctor
to begin these rounds of examinations.
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