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Question: I have issue of my back pain, there is Slip disc in L4-L5, it's been there from 1 year.
I did lot of exercise practice like yoga, physiotherapy, gym. but it did not solve the problem. I got the pain block injection last .month and it did not helped so much. what you suggest on this issue? should I go for surgery? what is reoccurrence changes after surgery?
I did lot of exercise practice like yoga, physiotherapy, gym. but it did not solve the problem. I got the pain block injection last .month and it did not helped so much. what you suggest on this issue? should I go for surgery? what is reoccurrence changes after surgery?
Brief Answer:
Surgery should be last option
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. In disc prolapse surgery should be last option as nearly 80 percent cases are resolved by conservative treatment (rest and medicines) within 2 years. Now if you are not responding to Nonoperative treatment then you can go for operative treatment if there is significant compression of spinal cord and roots. After surgery at same disc level recurrence in uncommon but at different level another disc can prolapse.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
Surgery should be last option
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Thanks for your query
I'm Dr Sudhir Kumar
I have gone through your query and understand your concern. In disc prolapse surgery should be last option as nearly 80 percent cases are resolved by conservative treatment (rest and medicines) within 2 years. Now if you are not responding to Nonoperative treatment then you can go for operative treatment if there is significant compression of spinal cord and roots. After surgery at same disc level recurrence in uncommon but at different level another disc can prolapse.
You can discuss with your doctor about it.
Hope your query get answered. If you have any clarification then I will be happy to help you.
Wishing you a good health.
Take care.
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Dr. Prasad
that is what I am thinking to wait for some time but I can not sit in the chair and without sitting I can not work.
what you suggest for pain relief, because I don't want to take pain killer all the time.
any alterative for pain killers?
what you suggest for pain relief, because I don't want to take pain killer all the time.
any alterative for pain killers?
Brief Answer:
Local analgesic gel without rubbing may give some relief.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
Alternative to pain killer is to avoid pain by rest. Local analgesic gel without rubbing may give some relief. You can avoid pain by resting your back by avoiding long sitting and standing. Back excercises and muscle building excercises will be useful in reducing pain in long term.
Everything else already discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health
Take care
Local analgesic gel without rubbing may give some relief.
Detailed Answer:
Hi
Welcome back
Alternative to pain killer is to avoid pain by rest. Local analgesic gel without rubbing may give some relief. You can avoid pain by resting your back by avoiding long sitting and standing. Back excercises and muscle building excercises will be useful in reducing pain in long term.
Everything else already discussed.
If you have any further query, I would be glad to help you.
If not, you may close the discussion and if possible you may rate the answer for me, so that I get a good feedback.
In future if you wish to contact me directly, you can use the below mentioned link:
https://www.bit.ly/askdrsudhirortho
Wishing you good health
Take care
Note: For further queries, consult a joint and bone specialist, an Orthopaedic surgeon. Book a Call now.
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Dr. Shanthi.E
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