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What Can I Do To Overcome Severe Pain From Butt To Calf?

Wat can I do I have been in pain for two months and haunt been able to walk, sit,lay do my job right because of the pain so I finally went to the er they didn t do anything for me then I seen a family doctor and they didn t do anything for me but send me for an mri.well I went and had the mri done and it turns out I have excluded disc in l1,l2,l3,l4,l5 and s1 also I have impinged nerves and it hurts from my left butt check and runs down into the back of my leg and calf and into my foot and the pain is excruciating and to hard to deal with and the doc is reffering me to a neurologist but its a waiting game Wat can I do to relieve the pain until I c the neurologist?
Sat, 19 Jul 2014
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i would suggest you to visit an physiotherapist to get pain relief modalities (SWD and TENS) and start exercises to get your disc back in place or strenghten your back for further damage. you can also opt for dry needling or acupuncture program which has amazing results for same if your neurologist apt will take long time. this modalities will get you some relief till the extent you get an appt.
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What Can I Do To Overcome Severe Pain From Butt To Calf?

i would suggest you to visit an physiotherapist to get pain relief modalities (SWD and TENS) and start exercises to get your disc back in place or strenghten your back for further damage. you can also opt for dry needling or acupuncture program which has amazing results for same if your neurologist apt will take long time. this modalities will get you some relief till the extent you get an appt.