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Suggest Remedy For Severe Leg Pain
My dad aged around 58 is having severe leg pain on his left leg which is operated before 15 years because of accident and after thorough checkup doctors are telling that there is some complaint in nerve not in bone and want to do one minor operation on the spine. Please tell me whether operation is needed? Is there is any other solution for this?
Wed, 9 Dec 2015
hi
if your doctor has found something wrong with spine confirmed with x ray/MRI, then it may be some nerve entrappment which requires release as nerves origination in lower spine refer pain down the legs-it is termed as sciatica in medical terms.Trust the doctor and follow as advised,if he is not responsive to medicines, rest and lumbar traction and spinal brace and back exercises-these are conservative methods often help for long periods and once it stops response from this also , surgery is undertaken
thanks
if your doctor has found something wrong with spine confirmed with x ray/MRI, then it may be some nerve entrappment which requires release as nerves origination in lower spine refer pain down the legs-it is termed as sciatica in medical terms.Trust the doctor and follow as advised,if he is not responsive to medicines, rest and lumbar traction and spinal brace and back exercises-these are conservative methods often help for long periods and once it stops response from this also , surgery is undertaken
thanks
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