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Suggest Treatment For Lower Back Pain
Hello doctor my self saurabh actually i am suffering from lower back pain and i don't know what to do.I got my mri and the reports say 1).Annular disc bulges at L3-4 & L4-5 minimally indents the thecal sac. 2).small focal left paracentral disc extrusion at L4-5 mildly encroaches on the left neural foramen, indenting the L5 traversing nerve root without overt impingement. The existing nerve root appear to be normal in the lumber region.3).Early bilateral facetal arthropathy at L4-5.please advise me weather i'll get rid off this pain for the future or not and how long this pain will remain.Thanking you Saurabh Mullick
Mon, 23 Feb 2015
Thank you for the question.Your MRI reports sugest that you may avoid loading of spine by severe activity like weight lifting , bending acutely as disc bulges may further protude to impinge nerve root and cause pain and radiation of pain down to legs.Take all precaution by avoiding physical stress to back, do hot fomentation, seek a physical therapists help for back strengthening exercises,massage. Use lumbo-sacral brace during daytime and working hours to avoid strain on back
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