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Suggest Treatment For Pain Radiating From Lumbar Region To Shin Area

Hello I was involved in a motor accident dec 15 2014. Stopped in traffic I was struck from behind by a rig doing 100kms I had ct scans X-ray showing nothing broken but MRI showing bulging disks from high lumbar to tail bone the pain radiates from high lumbar to my shin on my right legg I have problems urinating and bowel movements ever since and have self catheridise as per instruction and it s been just about 6 months and the pain is worse with less activity and meds being my only support and fear for my future
Tue, 2 Jun 2015
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Hello there,
The symptoms that you are having seem to be due to disc changes. This means that the discs are compressing against the nerves in your lower spine(lumbar spine). The treatment for this involves-
1) You sleeping on a hard surface. The mattress that you sleep on should be firm not soft or squishy.
2) Doing lower back strengthening exercises under physiotherapy
3) Accupressure/accupunture therapies are also of some help but go to a therapist only if you have talked to the patients he has treated first and they can see an improvement in their symptoms.

Meds which are painkillers like vicodin or tramadol are a temporary fix as they only treat the symptom(pain) but do not treat the cause of pain.

It would take you upto 3 months to start seeing positive results under physiotherapy but being regular is the only way you can keep off the pain.

Hope this helps, Please get back to me with any further queries. I would be glad to help you,
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Suggest Treatment For Pain Radiating From Lumbar Region To Shin Area

Hello there, The symptoms that you are having seem to be due to disc changes. This means that the discs are compressing against the nerves in your lower spine(lumbar spine). The treatment for this involves- 1) You sleeping on a hard surface. The mattress that you sleep on should be firm not soft or squishy. 2) Doing lower back strengthening exercises under physiotherapy 3) Accupressure/accupunture therapies are also of some help but go to a therapist only if you have talked to the patients he has treated first and they can see an improvement in their symptoms. Meds which are painkillers like vicodin or tramadol are a temporary fix as they only treat the symptom(pain) but do not treat the cause of pain. It would take you upto 3 months to start seeing positive results under physiotherapy but being regular is the only way you can keep off the pain. Hope this helps, Please get back to me with any further queries. I would be glad to help you,