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Lower Back Pain, Leg Pain. Taking Tylenol And Advil. Used Heat And Ice. Suggestions?
My husband is really suffering with severe lower back pain and pain radiating down the front of his leg..he has been taking tylenol 3 s for a week with Advil q8 hours....what would be better? ...he has a prescription for Celebrex but stopped taking it when he started the Advil......he has tried heat...ice.... tried doing the back excercises but he is no better. He is never sick and never misses a day of work but this week he missed 4 days. Please , any suggestions would be appreciated.
Hi, From history it appears that your husbund might be having some degenerative changes in his lower spines giving rise to this problem. Go for x-ray lumbo-sacral region. Consult orthopedic surgeon and get examined. Physiotherapy will give better relief. Do back extension exercise. Ok and take care.
Using tylenol, Advil, etc in this kind of severe lower back pain are very less helpful. And even if they help, it would only be be for very short time. So, firstly, the cause needs to be found out. Most common causes for this kind of pain are muscle spasm, sciatica, herniated vertebral disc, disc prolapse, etc. Physical examination is mandatory to assess this. You may need investigations like x ray and MRI of lumbar spine. Hope I have answered your query. Let me know if you have have any clarifications.
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Lower Back Pain, Leg Pain. Taking Tylenol And Advil. Used Heat And Ice. Suggestions?
Hi, From history it appears that your husbund might be having some degenerative changes in his lower spines giving rise to this problem. Go for x-ray lumbo-sacral region. Consult orthopedic surgeon and get examined. Physiotherapy will give better relief. Do back extension exercise. Ok and take care.