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Suggest Treatment For Lower Back Pain
age 71 very bad sharp pain lower left back until I sit in chair cannot pick up my tiny dog off bed without a pain left hand swollen and I am itchy on lower back have had kidney stone gall bladder gone/triple cervical spinal surgery 1997 and do gardening for living but health pretty great in general
Mon, 30 Jun 2014
Hi, thank you for posting.
I have gone through your query and I understand your concerns.
Basing on what you refer I can say that you suffer from lumbar arthritis. Except pain, arthritis can cause numbness, too.
To treat this disease you can take anti inflammatory non steroidal medicines such as Advil.
Another alternative is chiropractic treatment.
However the following tests are necessary for the diagnosis.
1. Lumbar X-ray.
2. Complete blood count.
3. Urine test.
Contact your neurologist.
Take Care.
Dr. Behar.
I have gone through your query and I understand your concerns.
Basing on what you refer I can say that you suffer from lumbar arthritis. Except pain, arthritis can cause numbness, too.
To treat this disease you can take anti inflammatory non steroidal medicines such as Advil.
Another alternative is chiropractic treatment.
However the following tests are necessary for the diagnosis.
1. Lumbar X-ray.
2. Complete blood count.
3. Urine test.
Contact your neurologist.
Take Care.
Dr. Behar.
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