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Pain In Right Leg, Starts After Waking Up, Intensity Of Pain Varying Throughout The Day. Underlying Cause?
sever pain in right leg ( upper front and back, groin area, and lower back area). It start when I get up in the morning and walk to bathroom pain reach up to 9 ( 0 TO 10 SCALE) AFTER TAKING BATH AND STING FOR FIVE MINUTES PAIN COME DOWN TO 2. IT STARTS AGAIN WHEN I START MY DAILY WORK (HANDY MAN WORK) IN ONE HOUR BENDING,LIFTING 5 TO 10 LBS, ONLY, WALKING 50 TO 100 FEET, THE PAIN REACH TO 9 BUT AFTER SITING 5 MINUTES PAIN COME DOWN TO 2 SO I CAN START WORK ANOTHER HALF AN HOUR BEFORE PAIN STARTS. PLEASE LET ME KNOW WHAT TO DO BECAUSE I CAN NOT BEAR PAIN. THANKS CYRUS MIRZA
Mon, 11 Nov 2013
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The severe pain in the back and radiating to the legs is likely to be related to disc degeneration or a nerve root compression at the level of lumbar spine. An MRI scan will help in diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
Thanks for writing to us.
The severe pain in the back and radiating to the legs is likely to be related to disc degeneration or a nerve root compression at the level of lumbar spine. An MRI scan will help in diagnosis.
I hope this information has been both informative and helpful for you.
Regards,
Dr. Praveen Tayal ,
drtayal72@gmail.com
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