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How To Treat Back Pain Due To Prolapsed Disc?
hi I have had back poblems for 2 yrs now following a car accident i had a prolapse disc but after 6 wks in hospital they said i just needed pain managment as the disc was going back in. Over the last 3 wks the pain as started getting worse again and this week end i have been in terrible pain. I woke this morning not being able to move it was as if my back had lcoked after a while i managed to get moving but the paine is very acute I have a real severe burning sensation in my right leg and i feele very sick
Mon, 2 Mar 2015
Dear patient
Once a disc has come out of its place it cannot go back in but symptoms due to prolapse can decrease or even disappear with treatment. Since your pain has increased acutely for last three weeks there is possibility of aggravation of prolapse or new prolapse at higher level. I would advise repeat mri of lumbosacral spine to look for 1. Status of previously prolapse disc 2. Any new prolapse. Visit radiology center nearby you and get it done. Meanwhile avoid forward bending and weight lifting. Start tab diclofenac plus thiocolchicoside combination twice a day for pain relief. Visit expert spine surgeon with report.
Once a disc has come out of its place it cannot go back in but symptoms due to prolapse can decrease or even disappear with treatment. Since your pain has increased acutely for last three weeks there is possibility of aggravation of prolapse or new prolapse at higher level. I would advise repeat mri of lumbosacral spine to look for 1. Status of previously prolapse disc 2. Any new prolapse. Visit radiology center nearby you and get it done. Meanwhile avoid forward bending and weight lifting. Start tab diclofenac plus thiocolchicoside combination twice a day for pain relief. Visit expert spine surgeon with report.
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