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Suggest Treatment For Back Pain

My lower back hurts. The pain runs down into my hip then turns into my shine and along the side of my foot. Sometimes my foot swells. My doctor said I have lost some reflects in my left leg. I can do just a little work and I get really tired. What can this be
Mon, 30 Mar 2015
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Spine Surgeon 's  Response
1.Since you have radiating pain with loss of reflex , you should consult a neuro/spine specialist and get investigated possibly with MRI.
2.Your definitive treatment to decided thereafter.
3.This possibly is nerve root compression in LS spine.
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Suggest Treatment For Back Pain

1.Since you have radiating pain with loss of reflex , you should consult a neuro/spine specialist and get investigated possibly with MRI. 2.Your definitive treatment to decided thereafter. 3.This possibly is nerve root compression in LS spine.