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Question: Lower extrem back pain
Brief answer :
It could be sciatica or a muscular sprain highly responsive to physiotherapy , spinal straightening exercises in many cases .
Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
In my opinion it could be low back pain due to muscular sprain or nerve compression .i hope you feel better soon but actually in some cases pain may subside simultaneously with relaxation and even without medications .
For now you may avoid heavy lifting , over weighing , vigorous movements , bad sleeping or sitting postures . physiotherapy , spinal straightening exercises , stretching exercises and hot massages is helpful in most of the cases .
For my patients i may recommend painkillers ( NSAIDs ) like tylenol tabs when needed , gentle massaging with topical anti-inflammatory gels , muscle relaxants , B12 vitamin supplementation , will be effective in most of cases . anti epileptics ( levetiracetam ) and steroid tabs or injections are prescribed in more chronic or severe cases if required .
If pain persists i recommend MRI scans on your lumbar-sacrum spine to exclude spinal injuries or disc herniation and follow them up with your neurologist for proper evaluation and management .
Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
It could be sciatica or a muscular sprain highly responsive to physiotherapy , spinal straightening exercises in many cases .
Detailed Answer:
Hi i am Dr Ahmed Aly
thanks for using HealthcareMagic site ,
I had gone through your question and understand your concerns ..
In my opinion it could be low back pain due to muscular sprain or nerve compression .i hope you feel better soon but actually in some cases pain may subside simultaneously with relaxation and even without medications .
For now you may avoid heavy lifting , over weighing , vigorous movements , bad sleeping or sitting postures . physiotherapy , spinal straightening exercises , stretching exercises and hot massages is helpful in most of the cases .
For my patients i may recommend painkillers ( NSAIDs ) like tylenol tabs when needed , gentle massaging with topical anti-inflammatory gels , muscle relaxants , B12 vitamin supplementation , will be effective in most of cases . anti epileptics ( levetiracetam ) and steroid tabs or injections are prescribed in more chronic or severe cases if required .
If pain persists i recommend MRI scans on your lumbar-sacrum spine to exclude spinal injuries or disc herniation and follow them up with your neurologist for proper evaluation and management .
Please click and consider a 5 star rating with some positive feedback if the information was helpful. Wish you good health,
Any further clarifications feel free to ask.
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