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How Can Pain In The Lower Back And Right Leg Be Treated?

Hi I have been diagnosed with bulging discs at multiple levels and a compressed nerve root in my lower back @ L4. It is very painful with pain radiating down my right leg. I have never been in so much pain. My doctor has set me up to a consult with a Neurosurgen. I have been going to Therapy but not much has improved because basically my therapist only had an x-ray to go on and really didn t know how to help me until the insisted on the MRI and I had it last week. I couldn t get the MRI until I went to therapy first. What I would like to know is what can I do to help my pain, what should/has to be done to fix this, what will the neurosurgeon tell me about my conditions and will I ever be able to eliminate this pain completely.
Mon, 4 Dec 2017
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Hi,
Thanks for asking. I understand your concern.
You have the pain in right leg due to nerve compression at L 4 vertebral disc.The compression of the nerve roothas involved nerve fibers suppying the affected parts of right leg.
The treatment for such problem consists of -
- Rest to the paiful part. Cold compress. Over the counter pain medicine like Ibuprofen 400 mg. twice a day after food ./Injectable anti inflammatory dtug .
-After acute pain is controlled... physiotherapy or physical therapy with expert afvise/Anti inflflammatory drugs ,steroids oral-injrctble-local injection /surgery is used to treat the basic cause.
-pleae consult a spinal surgeon forspecific advise.
Thanks.

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How Can Pain In The Lower Back And Right Leg Be Treated?

Hi, Thanks for asking. I understand your concern. You have the pain in right leg due to nerve compression at L 4 vertebral disc.The compression of the nerve roothas involved nerve fibers suppying the affected parts of right leg. The treatment for such problem consists of - - Rest to the paiful part. Cold compress. Over the counter pain medicine like Ibuprofen 400 mg. twice a day after food ./Injectable anti inflammatory dtug . -After acute pain is controlled... physiotherapy or physical therapy with expert afvise/Anti inflflammatory drugs ,steroids oral-injrctble-local injection /surgery is used to treat the basic cause. -pleae consult a spinal surgeon forspecific advise. Thanks.