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Hi doctor, I have a friend that has really bad back pain, and has had it for years. She certainly is no baby. She has gotten a lot worse lately. She is having so much pain in her back, and down her leg it is getting unbearable. She has went to a family doctor, and they referred her to neurosurgeon. The surgeon told her she was a very good candidate for the Electrical Nerve Stimulation system. Do u have any ideas on that. Do u have any patients which u have had feedback on it? Carol
Mon, 7 Jul 2014
Orthopaedic Surgeon, Joint Replacement, Dr. Saurabh Gupta's Response
Hello, Thanks for your query.
From description it seems you might be suffering from siatica. Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve — which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Although the pain associated with sciatica can be severe, most cases resolve with just conservative treatments in a few weeks. MRI is needed to establish the cause of sciatica, so that appropriate treatment can be prescribed. Sciatica do respond well to bed rest and analgesics (pain killer) and is right mode of treatment. The definitive treatment depends upon the cause of sciatica. I would suggest you to consult an orthopediac surgeon who may order MRI to determine cause of sciatica (level and degree in case of disc herniation) and may suggest other mode of treatment
I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care
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How To Treat Severe Back Pain?
Hello, Thanks for your query. From description it seems you might be suffering from siatica. Sciatica refers to pain that radiates along the path of the sciatic nerve — which branches from your lower back through your hips and buttocks and down each leg. Typically, sciatica affects only one side of your body. Although the pain associated with sciatica can be severe, most cases resolve with just conservative treatments in a few weeks. MRI is needed to establish the cause of sciatica, so that appropriate treatment can be prescribed. Sciatica do respond well to bed rest and analgesics (pain killer) and is right mode of treatment. The definitive treatment depends upon the cause of sciatica. I would suggest you to consult an orthopediac surgeon who may order MRI to determine cause of sciatica (level and degree in case of disc herniation) and may suggest other mode of treatment I do hope that you have found something helpful and I will be glad to answer any further query. Take care