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Suggest Treatment For Lower Back And Leg Pain
I can not get up off the floor unless close enough to something to hold to. I am 69 and have never had anything like this. My legs and arms hurtI have stenosis of lower back and go to pain clinic every 4-5 months...thee treatments help the back but I honestly feel like almost an invalid as of late. Is there a specialist I should go to about the hurting legs and arms as well ?
Mon, 9 Jan 2017
Hi,
Low back pain usually due to spinal compression on your lumbar or sacral vertebra you may need an MRI, x-rays, so I recommend a neurosurgeon or a spinal surgeon for better assessment of the degree of the disease and the choices of management you may need.
You may begin with some topical NSAIDs gels with massaging, hot compresses, or even yoga is helpful in such cases. The use of pregabalins and B12 supplements with some muscle relaxants are recommended with your case , sometimes intramuscular injection of steroids to decrease inflammation around your spinal nerve roots are very effective.
For more severe cases you may ask your specialist for further investigations or minor endoscopic interventions or even spinal surgeries.
Hope the above information helps you. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
Low back pain usually due to spinal compression on your lumbar or sacral vertebra you may need an MRI, x-rays, so I recommend a neurosurgeon or a spinal surgeon for better assessment of the degree of the disease and the choices of management you may need.
You may begin with some topical NSAIDs gels with massaging, hot compresses, or even yoga is helpful in such cases. The use of pregabalins and B12 supplements with some muscle relaxants are recommended with your case , sometimes intramuscular injection of steroids to decrease inflammation around your spinal nerve roots are very effective.
For more severe cases you may ask your specialist for further investigations or minor endoscopic interventions or even spinal surgeries.
Hope the above information helps you. Let me know if I can assist you further.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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