Question: Hello,
I have a question in regards to my lower back pain. I have had a lower back pain in my lower-left area of my back for around 3-4 years now. The pain is sortof in the

Hello,
I have a question in regards to my lower back pain. I have had a lower back pain in my lower-left area of my back for around 3-4 years now. The pain is sortof in the

Hello,
I have a question in regards to my lower back pain. I have had a lower back pain in my lower-left area of my back for around 3-4 years now. The pain is sortof in the "background" as to say. The pain is of moderate intensity, and during these 3-4 years the pain has not gotten worse, but at the same time it has not really got better either. The pain is located only in the lower-left region of my back. The lower right region is completely fine as I dont feel any pain at all over there. The pain varies, when my body is cold (like in the morning) the pain itensity (from a scale from 1-10) could be anywhere froma 3 - 4, however when my body is warm like after an exercise session, the intensity could go down to around 1-2 in intesity.


My health profile:

I am 29 years old
Weight 115 Kg, I am a male, computer engineer by profession. I exercise 3-4 times a week at the gym, I lift weights and for cardio I do some jogging.
I am an otherwise healthy man, I dont take any medications nor have I had any other medical complications before.


I will try to give you as much information as possible of the triggers of the lower back pain so that you can give me your opinion on this matter.

My back pain does not really hinder my daily life routine; I can still do daily tasks as walk, lift stuff, excercise etc. However, there are some trigger points that produce a moderate but sharp sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my lower back. They are as follows:

*) If i lie in bed with my entire body, and I arch my stomach/pelvis upwards, I feel a mloderate but sharp sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my back. My lower right region of the back is completely fine however. The pain is localized and does not radiate to other parts of the body.

*) Morever, if I lie in bed with my entire body and i arch my upper body forwards (sort of like a situp) I also feel the sensation of pain in my lower left region of my back.

*) If I am standing straight with my both feet on the ground I dont feel any sensation of pain. If I however lift my left leg upwards whilst my right leg is still on the ground, I feel the sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my back. The sensation is light in intensity, but I still "feel" something. However, If I lift my right leg upwards whilst maintaining my left leg on the ground, I dont feel any sensation at all in my lower back. As mentioned above, if my body is warm, the pain sensation is less in intesity.

I also want to note that the pain is related to activities and body movements; I.e I dont experience any pain at all if I am in a constant position such as sitting etc. Pain occurs only in defined movements such as described above.

As mentioned previously the pain does not really interfere with my life directly in a way that is hindering me with my daily routines. I can still function and operate normally, however this sensation is still always "in the background" if you understand what I mean.

I have noticed that when I exercise, such as taking a 1 hour power-walk outside or when I come back home from a gym session the pain sensation is improved by around 70%. The pain sensation is very much reduced when my body is warm. Conversely when my body is not warm, for example directly when I wake up from sleep, the sensations are more pronounced.

Being curious about the origin of this matter, I visited a physiotherapist last week. The physiotherapist asked me lots of questions and examined me by telling me to lye on the bed and she lift my legs from different angles to see if pain occurs, and she told me to do different movements to examine if pain occurs or not. After the session, she said the the pain likely originates in muscle/vertebrate/nerv in some fashion since its movement related. So she prescribed some exercises to do at home for 3 weeks, and she was to re-evaluate me after 3 weeks and take it from there.



The reason I am writing to you in regards to this issue because I am curious of why this sensation is always there. Although the visit to the physiotherapist gave me some clearance on what the pain could potentially be, I get worried when I google what chronic back pain causes could be. Many forums mention that in rare cases this could be because of so called "Spine tumors" which literally made me very horrified! So I want to ask you to please take a close look at the situation I described to you and tell me whether or not the symptoms could in any way signify "spinal tumors" or whether its completely unlikely.

I want to add that I dont have any tingling/numbness in my body, nor do I have bladder/bowel problems.

With my entire situation explained in detail above, do you think that I should be worried about this thing called "spinal cord tumor"? Does my situation indicate something serious?

I look forward your response,

Thanks!

Hello,
I have a question in regards to my lower back pain. I have had a lower back pain in my lower-left area of my back for around 3-4 years now. The pain is sortof in the "background" as to say. The pain is of moderate intensity, and during these 3-4 years the pain has not gotten worse, but at the same time it has not really got better either. The pain is located only in the lower-left region of my back. The lower right region is completely fine as I dont feel any pain at all over there. The pain varies, when my body is cold (like in the morning) the pain itensity (from a scale from 1-10) could be anywhere froma 3 - 4, however when my body is warm like after an exercise session, the intensity could go down to around 1-2 in intesity.


My health profile:

I am 29 years old
Weight 115 Kg, I am a male, computer engineer by profession. I exercise 3-4 times a week at the gym, I lift weights and for cardio I do some jogging.
I am an otherwise healthy man, I dont take any medications nor have I had any other medical complications before.


I will try to give you as much information as possible of the triggers of the lower back pain so that you can give me your opinion on this matter.

My back pain does not really hinder my daily life routine; I can still do daily tasks as walk, lift stuff, excercise etc. However, there are some trigger points that produce a moderate but sharp sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my lower back. They are as follows:

*) If i lie in bed with my entire body, and I arch my stomach/pelvis upwards, I feel a mloderate but sharp sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my back. My lower right region of the back is completely fine however. The pain is localized and does not radiate to other parts of the body.

*) Morever, if I lie in bed with my entire body and i arch my upper body forwards (sort of like a situp) I also feel the sensation of pain in my lower left region of my back.

*) If I am standing straight with my both feet on the ground I dont feel any sensation of pain. If I however lift my left leg upwards whilst my right leg is still on the ground, I feel the sensation of pain in my lower-left region of my back. The sensation is light in intensity, but I still "feel" something. However, If I lift my right leg upwards whilst maintaining my left leg on the ground, I dont feel any sensation at all in my lower back. As mentioned above, if my body is warm, the pain sensation is less in intesity.

I also want to note that the pain is related to activities and body movements; I.e I dont experience any pain at all if I am in a constant position such as sitting etc. Pain occurs only in defined movements such as described above.

As mentioned previously the pain does not really interfere with my life directly in a way that is hindering me with my daily routines. I can still function and operate normally, however this sensation is still always "in the background" if you understand what I mean.

I have noticed that when I exercise, such as taking a 1 hour power-walk outside or when I come back home from a gym session the pain sensation is improved by around 70%. The pain sensation is very much reduced when my body is warm. Conversely when my body is not warm, for example directly when I wake up from sleep, the sensations are more pronounced.

Being curious about the origin of this matter, I visited a physiotherapist last week. The physiotherapist asked me lots of questions and examined me by telling me to lye on the bed and she lift my legs from different angles to see if pain occurs, and she told me to do different movements to examine if pain occurs or not. After the session, she said the the pain likely originates in muscle/vertebrate/nerv in some fashion since its movement related. So she prescribed some exercises to do at home for 3 weeks, and she was to re-evaluate me after 3 weeks and take it from there.



The reason I am writing to you in regards to this issue because I am curious of why this sensation is always there. Although the visit to the physiotherapist gave me some clearance on what the pain could potentially be, I get worried when I google what chronic back pain causes could be. Many forums mention that in rare cases this could be because of so called "Spine tumors" which literally made me very horrified! So I want to ask you to please take a close look at the situation I described to you and tell me whether or not the symptoms could in any way signify "spinal tumors" or whether its completely unlikely.

I want to add that I dont have any tingling/numbness in my body, nor do I have bladder/bowel problems.

With my entire situation explained in detail above, do you think that I should be worried about this thing called "spinal cord tumor"? Does my situation indicate something serious?

I look forward your response,

Thanks!

Thanks for your answer,

However I would like if you can go a bit more in detail in regards to this issue and provide a more detailed answer. My intention here is to get as much knowledge as possible from a physician, instead of relying on google. This way I can make better consultations with my primary local doctor.

In particular, please review the following points and provide as much information as possible, the more the better.

1) As mentioned previously above, in my situation the pain is localized to my lower-left back region, the pain is light in intensity and it occurs only after specefic movements. What I want to know in more detail is what is the difference in pain of a normal benign lower-back pain compared to a back pain related to spinal tumors? More precisely, in the case of spinal tumors, is the pain also only based on certain movements that a person does? Or, is the pain always occuring in the background irregardless of movements a person is doing?

2) Moreover, the symptoms that I have had in relation to my backpain have been lasting for around 4 years. During these 4 years, I have had no additional symptoms such as numbness etc. In the case of spinal tumors, would it be possible for a spinal tumor to exist without any additional symptoms such as numbness, tingling, and/or bowel problems etc? More precisely, does the fact that during these 4 years I have not had any other additional symptom indicate that the cause of my back pain is benign in nature? Or not? Please be precise in your answer

3) Lastly, can you please provide more information on what would actually cause you suspcion that a person has a spinal tumor? So generally, in which cases would you have a good gut feeling that the symptoms are "benign" and in which cases would you be "worried" that it might be a spinal tumor behind?

Please elaborate as much as you can,
Looking forward your answer

Regards,

Thanks for your answer,

However I would like if you can go a bit more in detail in regards to this issue and provide a more detailed answer. My intention here is to get as much knowledge as possible from a physician, instead of relying on google. This way I can make better consultations with my primary local doctor.

In particular, please review the following points and provide as much information as possible, the more the better.

1) As mentioned previously above, in my situation the pain is localized to my lower-left back region, the pain is light in intensity and it occurs only after specefic movements. What I want to know in more detail is what is the difference in pain of a normal benign lower-back pain compared to a back pain related to spinal tumors? More precisely, in the case of spinal tumors, is the pain also only based on certain movements that a person does? Or, is the pain always occuring in the background irregardless of movements a person is doing?

2) Moreover, the symptoms that I have had in relation to my backpain have been lasting for around 4 years. During these 4 years, I have had no additional symptoms such as numbness etc. In the case of spinal tumors, would it be possible for a spinal tumor to exist without any additional symptoms such as numbness, tingling, and/or bowel problems etc? More precisely, does the fact that during these 4 years I have not had any other additional symptom indicate that the cause of my back pain is benign in nature? Or not? Please be precise in your answer

3) Lastly, can you please provide more information on what would actually cause you suspcion that a person has a spinal tumor? So generally, in which cases would you have a good gut feeling that the symptoms are "benign" and in which cases would you be "worried" that it might be a spinal tumor behind?

Please elaborate as much as you can,
Looking forward your answer

Regards,

Thanks for your detailed response. I will definately check up with my doctor as in regards to getting an MRI scan to check the root of this. I have an appointment by 23 September, so I will push for this.

So to summarize, if I understood everything correctly, because of the fact that I have not have had any additional symptoms such as numbness/weakness/bowel/bladder weakness this means that the pain is most likely benign?

Lastly a final though I was wondering about, how fast does spinal tumors usually progress in terms of symptoms? I know that this depends on the situation on how agressive the tumor is etc, but on average are we talking weeks? Months? Years? Is it normal to span 5+ years for example?

Thanks for your detailed response. I will definately check up with my doctor as in regards to getting an MRI scan to check the root of this. I have an appointment by 23 September, so I will push for this.

So to summarize, if I understood everything correctly, because of the fact that I have not have had any additional symptoms such as numbness/weakness/bowel/bladder weakness this means that the pain is most likely benign?

Lastly a final though I was wondering about, how fast does spinal tumors usually progress in terms of symptoms? I know that this depends on the situation on how agressive the tumor is etc, but on average are we talking weeks? Months? Years? Is it normal to span 5+ years for example?