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Suggest Treatment For Lower Back Pain In An Elderly Person
Hello, I am a 62 year old white male. I was checked about a year ago by a neurosurgeon regarding md to lower back pain. Symptoms from that were exacerbated from lifting any type of weight. The pain would go down the back and seemed like it would terminate in my left testicle. The surgeon said he did see some changes but n the spine, but nothing requiring surgery at this time. My symptoms now seem to radiate from my back towards my stomach on my left side. I recently was placed on a high cholesterol med. other wise only other thing I am taking is a baby aspirin, a daily multivitamin, and cinnamon.
Fri, 20 Jan 2017
Hi,
In my opinion the pain to your testicles was only a radiating referred pain of renal pathology which happens commonly with a renal stone or a gravel in a ureter I don't think the medicines you use are the reason for your pain I think you may need some lab investigations like SUA, ASOT, urine analysis, U/S abdomen and pelvis to exclude any underling renal pathology.
For now I recommend for my patients hot foments with physiotherapy and massages with topical gels ,painkillers like NSAIDs, muscle relaxants will be effective otherwise you may ask your neurosurgeon for further evaluation on your vertebral column. Please consider some positive feedback if the information was helpful.
Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
In my opinion the pain to your testicles was only a radiating referred pain of renal pathology which happens commonly with a renal stone or a gravel in a ureter I don't think the medicines you use are the reason for your pain I think you may need some lab investigations like SUA, ASOT, urine analysis, U/S abdomen and pelvis to exclude any underling renal pathology.
For now I recommend for my patients hot foments with physiotherapy and massages with topical gels ,painkillers like NSAIDs, muscle relaxants will be effective otherwise you may ask your neurosurgeon for further evaluation on your vertebral column. Please consider some positive feedback if the information was helpful.
Hope the above information helps you. Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
Regards,
Dr. Ahmed Aly Hassan
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