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What Causes Severe Lower Back Pain Radiating Towards The Legs?
Suddenly this morning I got really excruciating lower right back pain. I was standing in the kitchen and it came on suddenly. It s the lower right side. It does not go down in the my legs it s just isolated to my back. I have no nausea or no blood in my urine. Any idea on what it could be?
Mon, 5 Feb 2018
Hello! Welcome to HCM!
If your pain is not radiating and the pain has occurred suddenly then it might be a muscle pull (strain). Following will help you in recovering soon:
1. Stretching- bend your knee and pull your leg close to your chest. You can either do this with one leg at a time or both legs together.
2. Hot/ cold fomentation- if there is redness and heat then go with cold. 3. Anti-inflammatory and anti spasmodic drugs (as prescribed by your physician).
To avoid this pain in future correct your sitting/standing posture and weight lifting techniques.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. CHANDRA DIPTI SACHAN, Homeopath
If your pain is not radiating and the pain has occurred suddenly then it might be a muscle pull (strain). Following will help you in recovering soon:
1. Stretching- bend your knee and pull your leg close to your chest. You can either do this with one leg at a time or both legs together.
2. Hot/ cold fomentation- if there is redness and heat then go with cold. 3. Anti-inflammatory and anti spasmodic drugs (as prescribed by your physician).
To avoid this pain in future correct your sitting/standing posture and weight lifting techniques.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. CHANDRA DIPTI SACHAN, Homeopath
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Hello! Welcome to HealthcareMagic!
Lower back pain may cause by right lumber disc prolapse which compresses the nerve. but exact other causes are diagnosed by physical examination or by MRI. Common causes of lower backache and leg pain is a lumbar ruptured disc or herniated disc. Symptoms of a herniated disc may include dull or sharp pain, muscle spasm or cramping, sciatica, and leg weakness or loss of leg function. Sneezing, coughing, or bending usually intensify the pain.
Rarely bowel or bladder control is lost, and if this occurs, seek medical attention at once.
Sciatica is a symptom frequently associated with a lumbar herniated disc. Pressure on one or several nerves that contribute to the sciatic nerve can cause pain, burning, tingling, and numbness that extends from the buttock into the leg and sometimes into the foot. Usually one side (left or right) is affected.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
Lower back pain may cause by right lumber disc prolapse which compresses the nerve. but exact other causes are diagnosed by physical examination or by MRI. Common causes of lower backache and leg pain is a lumbar ruptured disc or herniated disc. Symptoms of a herniated disc may include dull or sharp pain, muscle spasm or cramping, sciatica, and leg weakness or loss of leg function. Sneezing, coughing, or bending usually intensify the pain.
Rarely bowel or bladder control is lost, and if this occurs, seek medical attention at once.
Sciatica is a symptom frequently associated with a lumbar herniated disc. Pressure on one or several nerves that contribute to the sciatic nerve can cause pain, burning, tingling, and numbness that extends from the buttock into the leg and sometimes into the foot. Usually one side (left or right) is affected.
Take care
Regards,
Dr. Akhilesh Kumar, Physical Therapist or Physiotherapist
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